Kagan KIRCABURUN, Şule Betül TOSUNTAŞ, Emrah EMİRTEKİN, Gülşah KOÇ, Muhammed BAHTİYAR, Mark GRİFFİTHS

Yetişkinler arasında sosyal kaygı ve sosyal medya bağımlılığı: 'Sofalising'in aracı rolü

Sosyal medya bağımlılığının (SMB), gerçek hayattaki sosyal etkileşimin telafisi ile ilişkili olduğu gösterilmiştir. Bununla bağlantılı olarak, bu çalışma SMB'nin sosyal ve iletişimsel yönlerini araştırmıştır. 'Sofalising', 'sofa' ve 'socializing' kelimelerinin birleşiminden ortaya çıkan bir terim olup, dışarı çıkıp bireylerle fiziksel olarak görüşmek yerine çevrimiçi sosyal etkileşim tercihi olarak tanımlanabilir. Bu çalışmada, sosyal kaygı ve SMB arasındaki bilinen ilişki üzerinde ‘sofalising’ in aracı rolü test edilmiştir. Katılımcılar, çevrimiçi bir anketi dolduran 604 üniversite öğrencisinden (%51 kadın; Mage = 20.61 yıl, SD = 2.49; aralık = 17 ila 45 yıl) oluşmaktadır. Yol analizleri, sofalize olmanın sosyal kaygı ile SMA arasında kısmi bir aracı olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu çalışma, gelişmekte olan yetişkinler arasında var olan yeni bir fenomen ileri sürmekte ve bunun ruh sağlığı üzerindeki etkisinin daha fazla incelenmesine dikkati çekmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

sosyal kaygı, sosyal medya bağımlılığı, sofalising, social media addiction, social anxiety

Social anxiety and social media addiction among emerging adults: The mediating role of ‘sofalising’

Social media addiction (SMA) has been shown to associate with the compensation of real-life social interaction. Concerning this, the present study investigated the social and communication aspects of SMA. ‘Sofalising’ is a term that emerged from the combination of the words ‘sofa’ and ‘socializing’, and can be described as the preference of online social interaction rather than going out and physically meeting individuals. The present study tested the mediating role of sofalising on the well-established relationship between social anxiety and SMA. The participants comprised 604 university students (51% female; Mage = 20.61 years, SD = 2.49; range = 17 to 45 years) who completed an online survey. Path analyses indicated that sofalising partially mediated the relationship between social anxiety and SMA. The present study suggested new phenomena among emerging adults and warrants further examination of its impact on mental health and wellbeing.

Keywords:

sofalising, social media addiction, social anxiety,

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