Does Social Media Usage Threaten Future Human Resources by Causing Smartphone Addiction? A Study on Students Aged 9-12

SÖZBİLİR, FİKRET; DURSUN, MUHAMMED KÜRSAD

Does Social Media Usage Threaten Future Human Resources by Causing Smartphone Addiction? A Study on Students Aged 9-12

Fikret SÖZBİLİR, (Artvin Coruh University, Artvin, Turkey)

Muhammed Kürşad DURSUN (Artvin Coruh University, Artvin, Turkey)

Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions

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Yıl: 2018 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 185 - 203 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 04-11-2019

Does Social Media Usage Threaten Future Human Resources by Causing Smartphone Addiction? A Study on Students Aged 9-12

Öz:

Social media usage and smartphone addiction vary according to gender, Internet access plan, and smartphoneownership. In childhood, uncontrolled social media usage opens the way to cases of smartphone addiction.This study investigates the interactions among the factors of time spent on social media, gender, andsmartphone ownership with social media usage and examines the links between social media usage andsmartphone addiction. In addition, the study aims to provide recommendations based on the results regardingthe negative effects of social media overuse and smartphone addiction on children. In this empirical study,the data on perceptions concerning social media usage and smartphone addiction were gathered using aquestionnaire completed by 1,147 children aged 9-12 studying in the public schools. Subsequently, datahave been analyzed with the program SPSS 24.0 and presented in tables. The findings show the factors oftime spent on social media, gender, and smartphone ownership to have an impact on social media usage.The results also provide support for the effect of social media usage on smartphone addiction.

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Konular: Psikoloji

Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık

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APA	SÖZBİLİR F, DURSUN M (2018). Does Social Media Usage Threaten Future Human Resources by Causing Smartphone Addiction? A Study on Students Aged 9-12. Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions, 5(2), 185 - 203.
Chicago	SÖZBİLİR FİKRET,DURSUN MUHAMMED KÜRSAD Does Social Media Usage Threaten Future Human Resources by Causing Smartphone Addiction? A Study on Students Aged 9-12. Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions 5, no.2 (2018): 185 - 203.
MLA	SÖZBİLİR FİKRET,DURSUN MUHAMMED KÜRSAD Does Social Media Usage Threaten Future Human Resources by Causing Smartphone Addiction? A Study on Students Aged 9-12. Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions, vol.5, no.2, 2018, ss.185 - 203.
AMA	SÖZBİLİR F,DURSUN M Does Social Media Usage Threaten Future Human Resources by Causing Smartphone Addiction? A Study on Students Aged 9-12. Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions. 2018; 5(2): 185 - 203.
Vancouver	SÖZBİLİR F,DURSUN M Does Social Media Usage Threaten Future Human Resources by Causing Smartphone Addiction? A Study on Students Aged 9-12. Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions. 2018; 5(2): 185 - 203.
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ISNAD	SÖZBİLİR, FİKRET - DURSUN, MUHAMMED KÜRSAD. "Does Social Media Usage Threaten Future Human Resources by Causing Smartphone Addiction? A Study on Students Aged 9-12". Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions 5/2 (2018), 185-203.