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    Citation - WoS: 16
    Citation - Scopus: 19
    Emotion Regulation, E-Learning Readiness, Technology Usage Status, In-Class Smartphone Cyberloafing, and Smartphone Addiction in the Time of Covid-19 Pandemic
    (Wiley, 2023) Gokcearslan, Sahin; Durak, Hatice Yildiz; Esiyok, Elif
    BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has spread quickly, e-learning became compulsory and disseminated throughout the world. During the pandemic, smartphones are frequently used to access e-learning content, but connecting to technological tools increased the risk of cyberloafing during e-courses. Currently, there are a limited number of studies on how e-learning will evolve under compulsory conditions. ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the relationship between emotion regulation, e-learning readiness, technology usage status (TUS), in-class smartphone cyberloafing, and smartphone addiction (SA) of the students during the pandemic. MethodsIn total 1294 students participated in this study. A research model was tested by structural equation modelling. Results and ConclusionThe findings of this study indicated that there is a relationship between TUS and SA. Emotion regulation was related to SA. E-learning readiness levels can help to explain cyberloafing. This study presents a conceptual model of the variables that affect cyberloafing in the context of the e-learning environment.
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    Citation - WoS: 15
    Citation - Scopus: 16
    Consumer Ethics, Materialism and Material Satisfaction: a Study on Turkish Adolescent Consumers
    (Wiley, 2020) Ozgen, Ozlen; Esiyok, Elif
    The aim of this study is to reveal the differences among consumer ethics, materialistic attitudes and material satisfaction of the adolescents across the socio-economic level and gender in Turkey. The sample of the study is formed by randomly selected high schools students (n = 350) in Ankara. The results indicated that consumer ethics, materialistic attitudes and material satisfaction varied according to socio-economic level (p < .01). Among materialistic attitudes and material satisfaction, only a significant difference is found on consumer ethics across the gender. There is no significant difference among gender on materialistic attitudes and material satisfaction. In general, males' ethical beliefs were found lower than the females.