Tip Fakültesi̇ Öğrenci̇leri̇nde İnternet Bağimliliği, Problemli̇ Sosyal Medya Kullanimi, Anksi̇yete, Depresyon Ve Sosyodemografi̇k Deği̇şkenler Arasindaki̇ İli̇şki̇

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: While Internet use makes life easier in many areas, the negative consequences associated with excessive and frequent Internet use increases. Meanwhile, research on the negative psychosocial consequences of frequent and uncontrolled use of social media, which constitutes most of the time spent on the Internet, also draws attention. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between Internet Addiction (IA), Problematic Social Media Use (PSMU), depression, anxiety, and sociodemographic characteristics in a cross-sectional student population.MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 196 Medical Faculty students (62.2% female, mean age 21.33 ± 1.92 y) who completed the Social Media Disorder Scale (SMDS), the Internet Addiction Test (IAT), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD) participated in our study.RESULTS: The results showed that %26.5 participants had moderate IA and PSMU scores (OR: 1.276, %95 CI: 1.187-1.372) and lack of regular sportive activity (OR: 3.003, %95 CI: 1.107-8.144) were risk factors for IA. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that IA was predicted independently by PSMU scores (%49 variances) and anxiety (%6 variances).CONCLUSIONS: The results of our study showed that excessive use of social media and anxiety were significantly associated with IA in young adults. In addition to the contribution of regular sports habits to physical health, better clarification of its relationship with important psychiatric problems such as anxiety and addiction may contribute to addiction prevention programs.

Covid-19 Pandemi Döneminde Öğretmenlerin Sosyal Ağ Kullanımlarının İncelenmesi

“…Sosyal ağların yaygın kullanımı ile birlikte ortaya çıkan çeşitli davranışsal bozukluklar alanyazında yerini almıştır (Kalip & Çöl, 2020). Problemli sosyal medya kullanımı, bir çeşit davranışsal bağımlılık (Üzer & Kurtses Gürsoy, 2022) olarak bu bozukluklar arasında ifade edilmektedir. Sosyal medya kullanım bozukluğu ve sosyal medya bağımlılığı (Sarıçam & Adam Karduz, 2018;Erzen & Odacı, 2021) gibi farklı kavramlarla da ifade edilen problemli sosyal medya kullanımı, bu araştırma kapsamındaki öğretmenler tarafından da belirtilmiştir.…”

Social Media Addiction and Poor Mental Health: Examining the Mediating Roles of Internet Addiction and Phubbing

“…One study examined the relationship between problematic social media use, internet addiction, depression, and anxiety. It found no direct relationship between depression and internet addiction, but internet addiction was a strong predictor of problematic social media use (Üzer & Kurtses Gürsoy, 2022). Another study examined the extent to which internet addiction, social media addiction, digital game addiction, and smartphone addiction predicted social connectedness.…”