Nurcan AKBAŞ GÜNEŞ, Akif GÜNEŞ
Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine - 2026;15(2):146-153
Aim: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of cyberloafing behaviors and perceived stress among medical students and to examine the relationship between these variables. Methods: A total of 252 participants were included in this study. This is a cross -sectional study. We used a personal information form, Cyberloafing Scale, and Perceived Stress Scale in our study. Results: The mean Cyberloafing Scale scores of the participants were 84.16+/-11.91. The Perceived Stress Scale mean score was 28.94+/-7.70. Access to the internet during the class, 69.8% (n: 176) of students indicated that they used the internet for personal and lecture purposes during class. Sharing was statistically significant in girls and playing games was statistically significant in boys. Conclusion: Our study results have shown that cyberloafing behaviors are common among medical students. Furthermore, sharing content was more common among female students, while gaming was more common among male students.
