The Effect of Transtheoretical Model-Based Education on Uncontrolled Internet Use With Internet Addiction

Population and Sample of the Research: The population of the research consists of students who continue their education in two high schools on the Anatolian Side of Istanbul in the 2023-2024 academic year; It consists of a total of 3484 students, 742 of whom are in the 9th grade, 1173 in the 10th grade, 549 in the 11 th grade and 1020 in the 12 th grade. Stratified sampling method was used in the sampling calculation, 8 students from 9 th grades, 12 students from 10 th grades, 6 students from 11 th grades, 10 students from 12 th grades were selected, the experimental and control groups consisted of 36 students and the total sample size of the research was 72 students. has been seen. Purpose of the Research: This study aims to examine the effect of health education based on the transtheoretical model on preventing uncontrolled internet use of high school students. Hypotheses of the Research: H1. The education given according to TTM provides progress in students' controlled internet usage behaviors. H2. Education given according to TTM increases the average self-efficacy score in students. H3. Education given according to TTM increases students' decision-making score averages. H4. The posttest mean scores of the decision-making scale for high school students in the intervention group will be different from the control group. H5 Post-test scores of the behavior change process scale of students in the initiative group will be different from the pre-test. H6 There will be a difference between the self-efficacy scale mean scores of the intervention group and the scores of the control group.