The relationship between cyberloafing levels and social media addiction among nursing students

Abstract

The study was conducted to examine the relationship between cyberloafing levels and social media addiction among nursing students in different cities (Erzurum, Istanbul, and Van) in Turkey.Design and Methods: This study was comparative and descriptive in design, and the sample included 518 nursing students. Findings:The average Cyberloafing Scale (CLS) total score of the students was 87.71 ± 18.55, while the average Social Media Addiction Scale (SMAS) total score was 71.30 ± 19.85. A positive and moderately significant relationship was found between the CLS and SMAS scores (p < 0.01).Practical Implications: The cyberloafing and social media addiction levels of nursing students were found to be high. It was also found that the cyberloafing levels of the students increased as their social media addiction levels increased.

Status and Influencing Factors of Social Media Addiction in Chinese Medical Care Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Survey

“…One study found that nurses in Turkey were also affected by SMA ( Hosgor et al, 2021 ), but there were no studies in the physician population for reference. In addition, many studies in college students found that the incidence of SMA was already higher among medical staff during their school years ( Turan et al, 2021 ; Yilmazel, 2021 ; Ilter and Ovayolu, 2022 ). The scores for mood modification (3.210 ± 1.048) and tolerance (3.231 ± 1.197) were the highest, indicating that medical care professionals mainly use social media to avoid work problems and relieve anxiety and depression.…”

“…In recent years, most of the studies on social media addiction focus on college students and adolescents Li et al, 2018 , 2019 , 2020 ; Liu and Ma, 2018 ; Nie et al, 2019 ; Chen I. H. et al, 2020 ; Wang et al, 2020 ; Hu et al, 2021 ). There are only a few studies on medical students, nursing students ( Unal Aslan and Tar, 2021 ) and nurses ( Turan et al, 2021 ) around the world. The first theoretical advance of this study is to extend the study of SMA to the entire medical care professionals community.…”

“…In recent years, the negative impact of social media has become increasingly obvious, and social media addiction (SMA) has become a serious problem ( Elgan, 2015 ). Unrestrained use of social media can affect mental health ( Chen and Lee, 2013 ), which may cause anxiety and depression ( Demirci, 2019 ), an increase in the level of cyberloafing ( Turan et al, 2021 ), and a negative impact on romantic ( Tokunaga, 2014 ) and other interpersonal relationships ( Bevan et al, 2014 ). In addition to mental health, physical health can also be negatively affected by the unrestrained use of social media ( Xue et al, 2018 ).…”

“…In recent years, most of the studies on social media addiction focus on college students and adolescents ( Li et al, 2018 ; Liu and Ma, 2018 ; Hou et al, 2019 ; Li et al, 2019 ; Nie et al, 2019 ; Chen H.-C. et al, 2020 ; Li et al, 2020 ; Wang et al, 2020 ; Hu et al, 2021 ). Only a few studies on medical students, nursing students and nurses around the world ( Turan et al, 2021 ; Unal Aslan and Tar, 2021 ). So far, no research on SMA in Medical care professionals in China has been found.…”

Testing the validity and reliability of a Turkish version of the social cyberloafing scale

“…Hospital managers need to ensure that these behaviors remain at a level that does not impair the productivity and attention of their employees (Turan et al, 2021). This validated SC scale could be used to assess SC behaviors of healthcare staff in Turkey.…”