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- Title
Ergenlerde Mutluluk Durumu, İyilik Hali, Kendini İfade Edebilme ve Sosyal Medya Bağımlılığının İlişkisi.
- Authors
Karaoglu, Nazan; Hatır, Ahmet Emre; Çiftçi, Sevinç Emine; Akça, Ömer Faruk; Kutlu, Ruhuşen
- Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between well-being, being happy, self-expression and social media addiction of adolescence which is a special period with its psychosocial and physical effects. Material and methods: In descriptive, cross-sectional research, 384 adolescents aged 11-18, reached by their peers answered voluntarily, demographic information form Engagement, Perseverance, Optimism, Connectedness, Happiness (EPOCH) Scale, Emotional Expression Scale (EES), Oxford Happiness Scale-Short Form (OHS-SF) and Social Media Addiction Scale- Short Form (SMASSF). Results: The mean age of the participants was 14.6±2.2 years, 47.9% were male (n=184) and 61.5% (n=236) were private school students. Cronbach alpha values of EPOCH, EES, OHS-SF, SMAS-SF scales were found 0.88, 0.6648, 0.770 and 0.810, respectively. EPOCH, OHS-SF, EES scores (76.2±16.9; 21.7±5.9; 67.7±12.9) of those who consider themselves unsuccessful (24.7%; n=95) (87.9±14.2; 25.5±5.2; 71.1±11.2) were low (p=0.001; p=0.001; p=0.008). EES score is higher in girls (72.1±11.2) than boys (68.2±11.9) (p=0.002), OHS-SF score of those studying in private school (25.5±5.4) is in public school (22.9±5.6) was different (p=0.001). The SMAS-SF score was higher in public school students (3.2±2.9), than private school students (2.5±2.3) (p=0.033), and those who consider themselves unsuccessful (3.8±2.8) than who consider themselves successful (2.4±2.5) (p=0.001) and those who did not do sports (3.0±2.7) were more than those who did sports (2.4±2.5) (p=0.035). EPOC-H score was higher in those who do sports (87.2±15.8) than those who do not (83.9±15.6) (p=0.038). There was a weak negative correlation (r=-0,199, p=0.001) between the participants› EPOCH and SMAS-SF score, and a moderate correlation between the OHS-SF and SMAS score (r=-0,260, p=0.001). Conclusion: It is noteworthy that adolescents studying in private school are happier and less social media addicted than those who study in public school. It is also interesting that those who consider themselves successful express themselves better and are happier while those who consider themselves unsuccessful, public school students and those not making sports have higher social media addiction. These results show the importance of social support, guidance to sports and psychological and economic enforcement during adolescence period for their well being.
- Publication
Journal of General Medicine / Genel Tıp Dergisi, 2021, Vol 31, Issue 3, p208
- ISSN
1301-191X
- Publication type
Article