RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE AND LIFE SATISFACTION OF YOUNG PEOPLE
GENÇLERİN SOSYAL MEDYA KULLANIMI İLE YAŞAM MEMNUNİYETLERİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIR-MA

Author : Mustafa İNCE -- Mevlüt Can KOÇAK
Number of pages : 87-100

Abstract

Although its advantages and disadvantages have been discussed, social media has become more and more occupied in human life. In particular, young people show great interest to social media due to their unique attractiveness, rich and alternative content, interactivity, interaction among people, and the ability to disseminate / publish individual thoughts. However, especially young people's interest in social media may cause some negativities in their daily lives. The aim of this study is to find out what kind of adversity of social media usage can cause in daily life of young people who spend (more) time on social media. The data obtained in this study, which used field research method, was collected by face to face (interview) questionnaire technique with 421 people. According to research; It was found that women's social media addiction was higher than men, increased social media usage caused mental fatigue, social media usage adversely affected sleeping pattern and social media users further slept and social media addiction was an obstacle in fulfilling their responsibilities.

Keywords

Internet addiction, social media, life satisfaction

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