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The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between smartphone addiction, cyberloafing, stress and social support. The research data were collected from 885 undergraduate students studying at a public university in Turkey using an online questionnaire. The relationship between the variables was tested by path analysis. The results of the research showed that class level, family income and place of residence had no significant effect on smartphone addiction, cyberloafing, stress and perceived social support. Smartphone addiction, stress and perceived social support differed significantly by gender. Stress has significant effect on cyberloafing and smartphone addiction, and cyberloafing has significant effect on smartphone addiction. Social support has a small but significant effect on cyberloafing, but it has no significant effect on stress. The results of the research are discussed with regard to higher education students and future studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study investigates the roles of smartphone usage, self-regulation, general self-efficacy and cyberloafing in smartphone addiction. We conducted an online survey which received responses from 598 participants attending a public university in Ankara, Turkey. The results showed that both the duration of smartphone usage and cyberloafing positively affected smartphone addiction. The effect of self-regulation on smartphone addiction was negative and significant. In addition, neither self-regulation nor general self-efficacy had an effect on cyberloafing. Research results are discussed within the context of the effect of smartphone addiction on learning environments and individuals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the advancements in internet and its tools, students have started using online learning communities, where they come together to discuss their opinions. While various studies have been carried out in relation to the design of efficient learning environments at online platforms, some of them have taken the individual characteristics of the students into consideration. This study aims to determine the effect of the locus of control on the sense of community and academic success as individual characteristics. The study was carried out with the teacher candidates who enrolled in the Programming Languages II Course in the Computer Teaching and Instructional Technology Program in Turkey. Problem-based learning method was applied in online learning environment. According to the results of the research, the environment, which was developed considering the type of the locus of control, had no effect on the sense of online learning community and the level of academic success. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]