Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Dışadönüklük, Sosyal Ağları Kullanma Sıklığı ve Cinsiyetin Problemli Sosyal Ağ Kullanımına Etkisinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

<div><!--block-->Problematic social network use is a trouble about a person’s failure at self-control over the impulse to join social networks or resisting that impulse. This trouble leads to social, psychological, and physiological problems. The present study was conducted in order to assess the effects of extraversion, frequency of social network use, and gender on problematic use of social networks among university students. A hundred and fifty-eight students studying at a state university in the spring term of 2017-2018 academic year participated in the study. The Scale for Problematic Use of Social Network, extraversion dimension of the Five Factor Inventory, and the Scale for Frequency of Social Network Use were employed in gathering the data. According to the results of multiple linear regression analysis, the model comprising of extraversion, frequency of social network use, and gender explains significantly 6.4% of problematic use of social networks. Thus, it was detected that the frequency of social network use is a significant predictor to problematic use of social networks. However, it was found that neither extraversion nor gender is a significant predictor to problematic use of social networks. It was also found that the frequency of problematic social network use had less impact than expected on social network use; therefore, it can be said that there are some other factors affecting problematic social network use. Furthermore, it was found that the gender is not a risk factor on problematic social network use. Although there is a slight positive correlation between extraversion and problematic social network use, extraversion does not have a significant effect on problematic social network use. This result was that extroverts use social network due to the fear of missing important events, but they prefer face-to-face communication to satisfy their social desires.</div>