An Investigation of the Relationship Between Social Media Addiction with Altruism and Egocentrism

This study with a simple random sampling design aimed to determine the relationship between social mediaaddiction and altruism and egocentrism in adolescents and explain factors predicting social mediaaddiction. The sample of the study consisted of 898 adolescents in the 14-18 age group, a little more thanhalf of whom (51.7%) were female students (n=464). According to the findings, the majority (92%) of theparticipants was using “WhatsApp.” There was a significant difference between sex and the use of“Facebook” (X2=137.220; df=1; p

Ergenlerde Sosyal Medya Bağımlılığı ile Özgecilik (Elseverlik/Fedakârlık) ve Egosantrizm (Ben-Merkezcilik) Arasındaki İlişkilerin İncelenmesi

Basit rastgele örnekleme desenine sahip bu çalışmada, ergenlerde sosyal medya bağımlılığı ile özgecilik ve egosantrizm (benmerkezcilik) arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesi ve sosyal medya bağımlılığını yordayan faktörlerin açıklanması amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini yarıdan biraz fazlası (%51,7) kız öğrenci (n=464) olan 14 – 18 yaş grubundaki toplam 898 ergen oluşturmaktadır. Elde edilen bulgulara göre katılımcıların çoğunluğu (% 92) “WhatsApp” kullanmaktadır. Cinsiyet ile sosyal medya ağlarından “Facebook” (X2=137.220; df=1; p

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Üçüncü Sektör Sosyal Ekonomi-Cover
  • ISSN: 2148-1237
  • Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 4 Sayı
  • Başlangıç: 1941
  • Yayıncı: Türk Kooperatifçilik Kurumu