Table 1 Comparison of internet addiction scores according to descriptive characteristics (N = 1051)
From: The effect of internet addiction on surgical nurses’ malpractice tendencies: Turkish sample
Demographic characteristics | n | Internet addiction total | Deprivation | Lack of control | Impaired functioning | Social withdrawal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Mean ± SD) | (Mean ± SD) | (Mean ± SD) | (Mean ± SD) | (Mean ± SD) | ||
Gender | ||||||
Female | 795 | 87.299 ± 31.194 | 32.458 ± 9.397 | 24.820 ± 10.211 | 15.408 ± 7.163 | 14.614 ± 7.267 |
Male | 256 | 90.184 ± 34.042 | 32.289 ± 9.982 | 26.023 ± 10.852 | 16.207 ± 7.677 | 15.664 ± 7.762 |
t | -1.258 | 0.246 | -1.615 | -1.526 | -1.977 | |
p | 0.230 | 0.806 | 0.107 | 0.142 | 0.048 | |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 481 | 87.395 ± 30.756 | 32.092 ± 9.084 | 25.027 ± 10.052 | 15.447 ± 7.001 | 14.830 ± 7.272 |
Single | 570 | 88.514 ± 32.886 | 32.691 ± 9.905 | 25.186 ± 10.654 | 15.733 ± 7.540 | 14.904 ± 7.514 |
t | -0.566 | -1.016 | -0.247 | -0.634 | -0.161 | |
p | 0.571 | 0.310 | 0.805 | 0.526 | 0.872 | |
Education | ||||||
High school1 | 36 | 75.083 ± 29.320 | 28.639 ± 11.445 | 20.806 ± 8.783 | 12.833 ± 5.940 | 12.806 ± 5.554 |
Associate degree2 | 112 | 92.152 ± 33.129 | 33.536 ± 9.220 | 26.295 ± 10.553 | 16.607 ± 7.810 | 15.714 ± 8.029 |
Bachelor’s degree3 | 748 | 89.019 ± 32.768 | 32.533 ± 9.596 | 25.433 ± 10.679 | 15.888 ± 7.493 | 15.164 ± 7.614 |
Postgraduate4 | 155 | 83.097 ± 25.901 | 31.923 ± 8.837 | 23.716 ± 8.695 | 14.142 ± 5.791 | 13.316 ± 5.865 |
F | 4.106 | 2.584 | 3.753 | 4.943 | 4.129 | |
p | 0.007 | 0.052 | 0.011 | 0.002 | 0.006 | |
Post hoc | 2, 3 > 1, 4 (p < 0.05) | 2, 3 > 1 2 > 4 (p < 0.05) | 2, 3 > 1, 4 (p < 0.05) | 2 > 1, 4 3 > 4 (p < 0.05) | ||
Total nursing experience | ||||||
< 5 years1 | 423 | 89.218 ± 32.614 | 32.811 ± 9.625 | 25.444 ± 10.721 | 15.846 ± 7.613 | 15.116 ± 7.449 |
5–10 years2 | 440 | 87.543 ± 30.566 | 32.561 ± 9.169 | 25.000 ± 9.938 | 15.398 ± 6.854 | 14.584 ± 7.163 |
≥ 11 years3 | 188 | 86.340 ± 33.469 | 31.192 ± 10.124 | 24.633 ± 10.634 | 15.532 ± 7.588 | 14.984 ± 7.844 |
F | 0.606 | 1.966 | 0.442 | 0.418 | 0.584 | |
p | 0.545 | 0.140 | 0.643 | 0.659 | 0.558 | |
Experience in current institution | ||||||
< 5 years1 | 560 | 89.866 ± 34.244 | 32.743 ± 9.757 | 25.448 ± 11.110 | 16.241 ± 7.967 | 15.434 ± 7.962 |
5–10 years2 | 369 | 88.350 ± 27.573 | 33.146 ± 8.652 | 25.442 ± 9.057 | 15.168 ± 6.212 | 14.594 ± 6.532 |
≥ 11 years3 | 122 | 78.393 ± 31.651 | 28.713 ± 10.298 | 22.582 ± 10.378 | 13.984 ± 6.801 | 13.115 ± 6.914 |
F | 6.574 | 10.802 | 4.130 | 5.856 | 5.359 | |
p | 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.016 | 0.003 | 0.005 | |
Post hoc | 1, 2 > 3 (p < 0.05) | 1, 2 > 3 (p < 0.05) | 1, 2 > 3 (p < 0.05) | 1 > 2, 3 (p < 0.05) | 1 > 3 (p < 0.05) | |
Role | ||||||
Staff nurse1 | 926 | 88.636 ± 32.027 | 32.583 ± 9.571 | 25.340 ± 10.383 | 15.734 ± 7.318 | 14.978 ± 7.423 |
Charge nurse2 | 125 | 83.304 ± 30.825 | 31.184 ± 9.234 | 23.432 ± 10.229 | 14.624 ± 7.087 | 14.064 ± 7.214 |
t | 1.755 | 1.540 | 1.932 | 1.598 | 1.297 | |
p | 0.080 | 0.124 | 0.054 | 0.110 | 0.195 | |
Duration of internet use per session | ||||||
≤ 15 minutes1 | 441 | 79.705 ± 30.029 | 29.955 ± 9.174 | 22.513 ± 10.001 | 13.921 ± 6.756 | 13.318 ± 6.944 |
16–30 minutes2 | 500 | 93.268 ± 30.031 | 33.984 ± 8.921 | 26.880 ± 9.685 | 16.518 ± 6.914 | 15.886 ± 7.027 |
> 30 minutes3 | 110 | 97.327 ± 39.394 | 35.164 ± 11.353 | 27.509 ± 12.528 | 18.182 ± 9.364 | 16.473 ± 9.481 |
F | 27.742 | 27.305 | 25.126 | 23.492 | 17.530 | |
p | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |
Post hoc | 2, 3 > 1 (p < 0.05) | 2, 3 > 1 (p < 0.05) | 2, 3 > 1 (p < 0.05) | 2 > 1 3 > 1, 2 (p < 0.05) | 2, 3 > 1 (p < 0.05) | |
Daily internet use | ||||||
≤ 2 hours1 | 342 | 80.073 ± 31.123 | 30.097 ± 9.284 | 22.711 ± 10.167 | 13.944 ± 7.133 | 13.322 ± 7.268 |
3–4 hours2 | 568 | 91.864 ± 31.316 | 33.579 ± 9.412 | 26.409 ± 10.277 | 16.361 ± 7.197 | 15.516 ± 7.270 |
≥ 5 hours3 | 141 | 91.674 ± 32.899 | 33.362 ± 9.701 | 25.723 ± 10.348 | 16.567 ± 7.453 | 16.021 ± 7.693 |
F | 16.093 | 15.442 | 14.179 | 13.444 | 11.583 | |
p | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |
Post hoc | 2, 3 > 1 (p < 0.05) | 2, 3 > 1 (p < 0.05) | 2, 3 > 1 (p < 0.05) | 2, 3 > 1 (p < 0.05) | 2, 3 > 1 (p < 0.05) | |
Weekly internet use | ||||||
≤ 10 hours1 | 196 | 83.740 ± 37.899 | 30.770 ± 10.421 | 23.056 ± 11.996 | 15.143 ± 8.789 | 14.770 ± 8.948 |
11–20 hours2 | 477 | 85.686 ± 29.250 | 31.759 ± 8.895 | 24.447 ± 9.656 | 15.094 ± 6.620 | 14.386 ± 6.728 |
> 20 hours3 | 378 | 93.135 ± 31.172 | 34.101 ± 9.619 | 27.021 ± 10.071 | 16.482 ± 7.195 | 15.532 ± 7.296 |
F | 7.996 | 10.116 | 11.445 | 4.316 | 2.558 | |
p | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.014 | 0.078 | |
Post hoc | 3 > 1, 2 (p < 0.05) | 3 > 1, 2 (p < 0.05) | 3 > 1, 2 (p < 0.05) | 3 > 1, 2 (p < 0.05) | ||
Device used to connect to the internet | ||||||
Computer1 | 58 | 83.121 ± 39.194 | 30.879 ± 12.624 | 23.207 ± 12.172 | 14.362 ± 8.267 | 14.672 ± 8.523 |
Smartphone/tablet2 | 993 | 88.287 ± 31.443 | 32.507 ± 9.327 | 25.225 ± 10.260 | 15.675 ± 7.233 | 14.881 ± 7.335 |
t | -1.198 | -1.263 | -1.440 | -1.332 | -0.209 | |
p | 0.328 | 0.338 | 0.221 | 0.183 | 0.856 | |