Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the internet addiction and aggression among university students comprehensively.
Method: A correlational research design was used in the study by assuming that a relationship could exist between the internet addiction and aggression. 328 university students from different faculties constituted sample group which was determined by simple random sampling of probability sampling method. Researcher himself collected the data from university students, based on the principle of voluntariness, by using a questionnaire including socio-demographic form, the Internet Addiction Scale (IAS) and Aggression Scale (AS).
Results: Results of the study were obtained in 4 phases. In the 1st phase, after determining mean scores, symptom status groups were identified according to cut-points and lastly, IAS and AS scores variables were investigated with some variables such as gender, mother-father education status, family income level and primary internet usage aim in terms of differences. In the 2nd phase no correlation between the IAS and AS scores was found. In the 3rd phase, no correlation was found between the scales reciprocally. In the 4th and last phase, relationship between the internet addiction and aggression was investigated at the level of causality by using structural equation modeling and no causal relationship was found.
Conclusion: In the study relationship between the internet addiction and aggression was investigated through 4 phases by using correlation and structural equation modeling analysis and no relationship was determined between these two variables.
Key words: Internet addiction, aggression, structural equation modeling
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