THE PLACE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN FAMILY COMMUNICATION

Family communication is the verbal and non-verbal exchange of information between family members. Behaviors that require understanding, sharing, and cooperation occur through communication within the family. In modern families, spending free time together has lost its importance and this function has shifted out of the family. Social media is of great importance in effectively filling the communication gap in family communication. Personal accounts are contacted through certain applications and sometimes our family and relatives are contacted through these accounts. Sometimes we lose control of our lives by not managing our time correctly. Social media and mass media have been instrumental in the birth of a new culture and have undertaken the mission of ensuring the adaptation of individuals to the changing world.  Article visualizations

Loneliness and internet addiction in doctors and medical students: a cross-sectional study

Background: Our aim in this study is to determine the level of internet addiction in medical school students and primary care physicians and the factors affecting them.Methods: A 68 physicians and 167 students participated in this descriptive study. The participants were administered the young ınternet addiction test, UCLA loneliness scale and asked to respond to survey questions about their ssociodemographic characteristics, and the relations were evaluated with appropriate statistical methods.Results: It has been identified that playing games online, surfing the internet aimlessly and loneliness score affected internet addiction regardless of other variables (p<0.05). A statistically significant correlation between addiction level and age (r= (-0.341), p<0,001), loneliness score (r=0,284, p<0,001) and online time (r=0,387, p<0,001) has been discovered.Conclusions: In this study, it was found statistically significant that students with internet addiction stayed online for long periods of time and it seemed in line with the criteria observed in substance use disorders such as longer duration of use than intended and not being able to spare time for other activities

Kesepian Sebagai Mediator Antara Dukungan Sosial dengan Kecenderungan Adiksi Video Game pada Anak

Bermain adalah kebutuhan bagi anak, meskipun saat ini memainkan video game lebih banyak diminati dibanding permainan tradisional. Kemudahan untuk mengakses permainan video game yang berlebihan dapat mengakibatkan munculnya masalah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara rendahnya dukungan sosial offline dan kecenderungan adiksi video game dimediasi oleh kesepian pada anak usia akhir. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode survei yang melibatkan 308 anak dengan rentang usia 9-12 tahun. Analisis menggunakan regresi berganda dan SEM berdasarkan komponen. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa semakin rendah dukungan sosial offline berpengaruh terhadap meningkatnya kesepian secara langsung. Anak dengan dukungan sosial offline yang rendah berdampak pada meningkatnya kecenderungan adiksi video game secara langsung, namun begitu anak yang merasa kesepian tidak berpengaruh pada kecenderungan adiksi video game yang tinggi. Hipotesis pada penelitian ini ditolak, yaitu kesepian tidak berperan sebagai mediator dalam hubungan antara rendahnya dukungan sosial offline dan kecenderungan adiksi video game dengan koefisien tak langsung sebesar -0.066 (sig &gt; 0.05), namun kesepian dan rendahnya dukungan sosial offline berperan sebagai variabel prediktor terhadap kecenderungan adiksi video game dengan sumbangan efektif sebesar 10.3%. Artinya bahwa semakin anak merasa kesepian dan mendapat dukungan sosial offline yang rendah, semakin tinggi kecenderungannya menjadi adiksi video game

Analysis of the Relationship between University Students’ Problematic Internet Use and Loneliness

: The computer is part of the information and communication age, and the Internet today is the most used communication tool. Studies have shown that there is a relationship between problematic Internet use and loneliness. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between problematic Internet use sub-scales and loneliness. In this study, data were collected from the college students at an Anatolian University in Turkey. The participants of this study consisted of 392 undergraduates. Of the participants, 43% are male (n = 167) and 57% female (n = 225). The average age for the participants is 22 years old. The Problematic Internet Use Scale and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale were used as data collection instruments. In the present study, structural equation modeling (SEM) procedures are used to explore the relationships that exist among the variables. The findings of the study revealed that while university students’ social benefit/social comfort of Internet has a direct effect on their excessive Internet use and negative consequences, it is related to the loneliness level indirectly. In addition, it is seen in the research model that with an increase in the negative consequences of the Internet, the loneliness level was raised. Another result from the study is that when university students’ excessive Internet use increased, their loneliness level decreased

The Roles of Perceived Social Support, Coping, and Loneliness in Predicting Internet Addiction in Adolescents

The current research aims to examine the roles of perceived social support, coping, and loneliness when predicting the Internet addiction in adolescents. The research participants included 300 high school students, with an average age of 16.49 and SD=1.27, attending schools in a city in Southeastern Anatolian Region during 2015-2016 academic years. Participant adolescents included 180 females (60%) and 120 males (40%). Data collection was conducted through Short Form of Young’s Internet Addiction Test, Revised Form of Multi-Dimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, Coping Scale for Children and Youth, and the UCLA Loneliness Scale – Short-Form. Descriptive statistics, Pearson Correlation Coefficient, and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis were used to analyze the research data. Research findings showed that perceived social support from significant other support, loneliness, and cognitive avoidance and problem solving among coping strategies significantly predicted Internet addiction. Family support and friend support as sub-dimensions of perceived social support and assistance seeking and behavioral avoidance among coping strategies were not found to predict Internet addiction. Research findings were discussed based on the relevant literature, interpreted, and suggestions for researchers were put forward. Keywords: Internet addiction, perceived social support, coping strategies, loneliness, adolescent

SOSYAL MEDYA KULLANIMI VE AİLE İLETİŞİMİ: ÇANAKKALE'DE LİSE ÖĞRENCİLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Günümüzde hızla artmaya devam eden sosyal medya kullanımının kişilerarası yüzyüze iletişime etkisi tartışma konusu olmaktadır. Sosyal medyanın etkilemiş olduğu iletişimlerin başında aile iletişimi gelmektedir. Bu çalışmada, lise öğrencilerinin sosyal medyayı kullanım düzeylerine göre aile içi iletişimlerinin farklılaşma durumu araştırılmıştır. Amaçlı örnekleme yöntemlerinden tipik durum örnekleme ile belirlenen araştırmanın çalışma kümesini, 2013-2014 Eğitim-Öğretim yılında Çanakkale ilinde eğitimlerine üç ortaöğretim kurumunda değişik sınıf seviyelerinde devam etmekte olan 714 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma kapsamında araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilen “Sosyal Medya ve Aile İçi İletişim” ölçeği uygulanmıştır. Ölçeğin iç tutarlılık için yapılan analizde ölçeğin tümü için Cronbach alfa güvenilirlik katsayısı 0.84 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Toplam 18 madde bulunan ölçek, 4 faktörden oluşmakta ve faktörler toplam varyansın %52.9’unu açıklamaktadır. Verilerin çözümlenmesinde SPSS istatistik programı ve betimsel istatistik çözümleme yöntemlerinden yararlanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda, sosyal medya kullanım süresine ve kullanım sıklığına göre aile içi iletişim puanları arasında anlamlı farklılık görüldüğü saptanmıştır

Preferred social support roles and methods of communication in college students when presented with potentially anxiety-inducing interpersonal situations

Person by situation, or interactional, psychology predicts that an individual\u27s anxiety will vary across situations. Past studies noted that anxiety increased the likelihood that an individual sought others for social support. Anxiety also affected the method of communication used by individuals. According to the richness model of anxiety, higher anxiety scores are associated with indirect or low richness methods of communication and lower anxiety scores are associated with direct or high richness methods of communication. This study used a person by situation approach to examine both whom participants sought and the method of communication used when presented with potentially anxiety-inducing interpersonal situations. Participants took part in a survey that consisted of a revised Taylor\u27s Manifest Anxiety Scale, Stimulus-Response Anxiety Inventory, and questions that required participants to report the role of the primary social support provider the participant would seek and the method of communication they would use to communicate with the primary social support provider. Anxiety scores associated with seeking primary social support providers were not significantly different within any situation nor did anxiety scores follow the richness model of anxiety. Regardless of the situation or anxiety, participants frequently sought friends and parents. Participants preferred high richness methods of communication regardless of situation or anxiety, which did not support the richness model of anxiety

Internet addiction: a systematic review of epidemiological research for the last decade

In the last decade, Internet usage has grown tremendously on a global scale. The increasing popularity and frequency of Internet use has led to an increasing number of reports highlighting the potential negative consequences of overuse. Over the last decade, research into Internet addiction has proliferated. This paper reviews the existing 68 epidemiological studies of Internet addiction that (i) contain quantitative empirical data, (ii) have been published after 2000, (iii) include an analysis relating to Internet addiction, (iv) include a minimum of 1000 participants, and (v) provide a full-text article published in English using the database Web of Science. Assessment tools and conceptualisations, prevalence, and associated factors in adolescents and adults are scrutinised. The results reveal the following. First, no gold standard of Internet addiction classification exists as 21 different assessment instruments have been identified. They adopt official criteria for substance use disorders or pathological gambling, no or few criteria relevant for an addiction diagnosis, time spent online, or resulting problems. Second, reported prevalence rates differ as a consequence of different assessment tools and cut-offs, ranging from 0.8% in Italy to 26.7% in Hong Kong. Third, Internet addiction is associated with a number of sociodemographic, Internet use, and psychosocial factors, as well as comorbid symptoms and disorder in adolescents and adults. The results indicate that a number of core symptoms (i.e., compulsive use, negative outcomes and salience) appear relevant for diagnosis, which assimilates Internet addiction and other addictive disorders and also differentiates them, implying a conceptualisation as syndrome with similar etiology and components, but different expressions of addictions. Limitations include the exclusion of studies with smaller sample sizes and studies focusing on specific online behaviours. Conclusively, there is a need for nosological precision so that ultimately those in need can be helped by translating the scientific evidence established in the context of Internet addiction into actual clinical practice