Akozlu, ZeynepKolukisa, TugceSahin, Ozlem OzturkTopan, Aysel2024-09-292024-09-2920212148-72862149-1305https://doi.org/10.5152/ADDICTA.2021.21032https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/461924https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/7703In this study, we aimed to examine the status of internet addiction in children and the stress factors causing it during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study was a descriptive and cross-sectional study. The study sample included 154 parents of 7- to 10-year-old students. Participant information form and the Family-Child Internet Addiction Scale were used as data collection tools. The data of the study were collected with a questionnaire (via Google Forms) between July 15 and December 15, 2020. Of the children participating in the study, 90.3% (n=139) showed no symptoms and 9.7% (n=15) showed limited symptoms in terms of internet addiction. The total mean score that the children obtained from the scale was found to be 24.6 +/- 16.9. It was observed that the frequency of a child playing games with parents, the parents watching news about COVID-19 with the child, and the child being frequently warned about the COVID-19 precautions increased the children's internet addiction scores (p<0.05). This study demonstrated that if the pandemic process was prolonged, internet addiction in children could be further triggered.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessChildCOVID-19internet addictionpandemicsprimary schoolsArticle10.5152/ADDICTA.2021.210322-s2.0-85138092560721N/A654619248WOS:000656045400008N/A