Social Media Usage Purposes Research Articles

ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN YALNIZLIK İLE SOSYAL MEDYA BAĞIMLILIĞI İLİŞKİSİ ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA: MUŞ ALPARSLAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ ÖRNEĞİ

With the developing and changing technologies, many innovations have occurred in the field of communication. With these developments, internet use has moved to a different dimension with Web 2.0 technologies. Web 2.0 technologies enable the production and dissemination of content in social media channels. Social media users continue to use it for needs such as having fun, socialising and obtaining information. Especially young individuals spend a significant part of their time on these networks because they are active in social media channels. The continuous renewal of social media channels reinforces the activity of users and thus social media causes more time to be spent on social media. In this direction, it was tried to understand whether social media use has a relationship with loneliness. The sample of the study consists of Muş Alparslan University students. In the context of the survey conducted on 378 people, it was aimed to analyse the relationship between individuals' social media usage rates, social media usage purposes, time spent on social media and loneliness. Among the results of the study are that the participants like to use social media and spend time on social media, check their social media account as the first thing when they wake up in the morning, and use social media to be informed about current events. It was also concluded that there was no relationship between social media use and loneliness.

Social Media Platforms and Political Participation: A Study of Jordanian Youth Engagement

The wide adoption of social media platforms has altered how people communicate, obtain information, and participate in society. Regarding political participation, social media has emerged as a novel venue for people to voice their opinions, connect with others who share their viewpoints, and engage in activism. As a result, knowing the effect of social media on political participation is critical, particularly in developing nations like Jordan. This research investigates the moderating effect of certain factors on the impact of social media on political involvement among Jordanian youth. The Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) approach is used to analyze data from a survey of 334 young people. The findings show that social media has a favorable and considerable impact on political participation. Gender was also discovered to have a strong moderating effect on the relationship between social media use and political participation. According to the analysis, gender positively moderates the effect of the frequency of social media use on political participation, while gender negatively moderates the effect of the purpose of social media usage on political participation. The study sheds light on the significance of social media in young people’s political participation in Jordan, emphasizing the need of taking differences in gender into account when developing effective tactics to engage young people in the political processes.

Do Teachers Experience Social Anxiety When Using Social Media?

This study aims to investigate teachers’ social media usage purposes and the association between these purposes and the social anxiety they experience while visiting social media platforms. In the study, a correlational research design and causal-comparative research design were employed. The participants of the study consisted of 322 teachers. Data were collected online during the 2021- 2022 academic year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Two data collection tools were administered; the usage purposes scale of social networks and the social anxiety scale for social media users. The results reveal that teachers visited social media sites in order to mainly conduct research, partly to cooperate, to communicate, and to maintain communication, and to a lesser extent to share content and to entertain. In addition, teachers reported that they had mostly privacy anxiety and less anxiety caused by the shared content and self-evaluation while using social media. In addition, as teachers’ use of social media purposes increased, their social anxiety increased. Another critical finding of the study is that teachers’ education level is a significant predictor of their social anxiety.

The Impact of Different Social Media Usage Purposes and Social Presence on College Students’ Online Learning Engagement

The Impact of Different Social Media Usage Purposes and Social Presence on College Students’ Online Learning Engagement

Covid 19 Pandemi Döneminde Bağlanmadan Psikolojik Sağlamlığa Giden Bir Yol: Romantik İlişki Eğilimi

The COVID-19 pandemic involves some psychosocial problems in addition to physical risks, and resilience appears to be a critical feature to cope with these problems. This study aims to present a model examining the relationships between the psychological tendencies associated with romantic relationships, attachment styles, social media usage, and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. These relationships were investigated in a sample of unmarried adults (n = 289) with a romantic relationship history of at least six months. The average age of the participants was 27 years. As a result of structural equation modelling, anxious and avoidant attachment styles had no effect on the purpose of social media usage and the purpose of social media usage had no effect on psychological resilience. Also, anxious and avoidant attachment styles affected resilience, and this effect was fully mediated by psychological tendencies associated with romantic relationships. The findings reveal the necessity to consider the psychological tendencies associated with romantic relationships in studies aimed at increasing resilience.

Entelektüel Düşünme Eğiliminin Sosyal Medya Kullanım Amaçlarına Etkisi: Üniversite Öğrencileri Üzerine Bir Alan Araştırması

Bu çalışma, entelektüel düşünmenin sosyal medya kullanımı üzerindeki etkisini ölçmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmada üniversite öğrencilerinin entelektüel düşünme eğilimi ile sosyal medya kullanım amaçları arasındaki ilişki incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemini, 2020-2021 eğitim-öğretim döneminde Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi lisans ve lisansüstü programlarında öğrenim gören öğrenciler arasından orantılı tabakalı tesadüfi örnekleme yöntemi ile belirlenen 376 (n=376) öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma tarama deseni ile tasarlanmış olup veri toplama tekniği olarak çevrimiçi anket tekniği kullanılmıştır. Toplanan verilerin analizi SPSS-22 istatistik programında analiz edilerek yorumlanmıştır. Çalışmanın sonucunda, entelektüel düşünme eğilimi ile sınıf düzeyi arasında anlamlı bir farklılık tespit edilmiştir. Entelektüel düşünmenin alt boyutlarının sosyal ağları kullanım amaçları üzerinde; iletişim başlatma, iletişim sürdürme ve işbirliği boyutunda önemli bir etkisi olduğunu göstermiştir.

Disseminating Information Through Social Media During Covid-19 Pandemic Among University Students

The current rate of technological innovation makes it easier to convey data from one person to another. As technology progresses, it becomes easier for everyone to access social media, to the point where some news organisations seek to exploit it as a news source. Meanwhile, in order to avoid public panic, it is critical to educate society at a young age about the impact of fake news on social media. The purpose of this study is to explain the purpose of social media usage and to investigate whether the use of social media platforms to disseminate information has increased the spread of fake news in Malaysia, as well as the effect of information disseminated among university students during the COVID pandemic. Social media is well-known for its ease of use, particularly among young people, in sharing and expressing their opinions on domestic and international topics. Using social media has become second nature to us, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the strength of social media, the public's opinion of finding information during a lockdown is quite positive. The study was carried out in a qualitative manner. The researcher gathered all of the data by asking the participants general research questions. The method employed to obtain the results was an in-depth interview. The findings revealed that information disseminated via social media was successful in raising awareness during the pandemic, particularly among university students. According to the findings, certain scientific and technical advancements should benefit the global community rather than be manipulated in order to obtain accurate and true knowledge; society must be astute. False knowledge would have negative repercussions, and society would inevitably exist in a state of deception. Obtaining reliable information during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical to ensuring that individuals become social media literate in the future. Keywords: Social media, fake news, effectiveness of information, university students, COVID-19.

Social Media Usage Purposes of Farmers in Selçuklu District of Konya Province

The aim of this study is to determine the purpose of social media usage of farmers in Selçuklu district of Konya province. The sample volume was determined as 80 according to the stratified random sampling method, with a 95% confidence interval and with a 5% margin of error. Factor analysis was conducted to determine the farmers’ social media usage purposes. Factor analysis was conducted on 19 independent variables and 3 independent variables were identified to determine the reasons for using social media. These variables are called professional development, socialization, and communication. The relationship between professional development, socialization, and communication variables and social media platforms was determined by linear regression analysis. For platforms used for socialization purposes, it was found that Facebook was statistically significant at 1% and Instagram was 5%. According to the regression analysis, platforms used for vocational development purposes, it was found that WhatsApp was statistically significant at 1% and YouTube was 5%. In social media, training, extension, projects, and promotions should be more widely supported in order to support the professional training of enterprises. In addition, pieces of training should be provided for enterprises to use social media platforms more effectively.

The Relationship Between Secondary School Students' Digital Literacy Levels, Social Media Usage Purposes And Cyberbullying Threat Level

The study aims to reveal the relationship between secondary school students' digital literacy levels, social media usage purposes, and the frequency of experiencing cyberbullying. A relational model was used in the research. The sample of the study consists of 476 secondary school students between the ages of 10-13. "Digital Literacy Scale," "Social Media Usage Purposes Scale," and "Cyberbullying Threat Level Scale" were used to obtain the data. T-test (Mann Whitney U), ANOVA (Kruskal Wallis), and correlation analysis were used in the study. The findings showed that students' digital literacy and the use of social media for interpersonal interaction and lesson preparation are moderate. Regarding the results of the cyberbullying scale sub-dimensions, their witnessing, exhibiting, and exposure to cyberbullying was observed to be low. Finally, there are moderate positive relationships between secondary school students' digital literacy levels and social media usage for interpersonal interaction and lesson preparation purposes. In addition, digital literacy has a weak positive relationship with being exposed to and witnessing cyberbullying. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' DIGITAL LITERACY LEVELS, SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE PURPOSES AND CYBERBULLYING THREAT LEVEL

Social Media Usage Among Rural Youth in Punjab

Social media has become part of our daily lives with a major impact on youth’s life. It changed the lives of people for the good but alongside created risks for the individual by impacting their behaviour and mental health as well as society alike. The present study was conducted to examine the pattern and purpose of social media usage among rural youth in rural areas of Ludhiana. Through a simple random sampling technique, a total of 150 respondents were selected from six villages of two blocks and were interviewed. YouTube and WhatsApp were the main sites on which the youth spent most of their time. While buying the phones, respondents prioritised the brand and quality of the phone whereas the selfie mode of the phone was least preferred during selection. The source of knowledge followed by source of entertainment was perceived as merits of social media whereas the demerits were undue peer pressure and communication gap within the family. The study suggested judicious use of social media in the right direction along with digital detox.

The effect of Using Social Media during formal working hours upon productivity from employee’s opinionThe Study applied on EBU’s employees in STC: أثر استخدام وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي أثناء الدوام الرسمي على إنتاجية العمل من وجهة نظر الموظفين دراسة ميدانية على موظفي قطاع الأعمال بشركة الاتصالات السعودية

This study aimed to identify the level of social media usage by the Saudi Communications Officer during the official working hours, and to identify the extent of the impact of the social media usage on the employee's productivity. The study also aimed to determine the most important means to reduce this phenomenon, as well as to know whether there are statistically significant differences in the opinion of the respondents towards productivity, which are attributable to personal variables. This study relied on the descriptive survey approach, and the study population consisted of business-sector employees in Saudi Telecom Company in Riyadh. 150 questionnaires were randomly distributed to the study population, and 130 questionnaires valid for analysis were retrieved. The most important results are that 67.7% of the sample believe that staff productivity is not decreased after using social media, as well as that there are no statistically significant differences at the level of 0.05 or less on work productivity through the different variables except for the variable of the purpose of social media usage. The most important recommendations: Employees should be advised not to use social media during work, and the necessity to prepare awareness messages to be sent through the message center as well as the "fingerprint" system. Furthermore, seminars should be held to discuss the possibilities of achieving the optimal use of social media services during the official working hours to complete the company's business and not the employee's private business.

Social Media Usage Behaviors: Evidence of College Students from a Selected University in Thailand

This present study seeks to investigate college students’ social media usage behaviors. Data were collected from 109 freshman students at a selected public university through an online survey. Results demonstrated that respondents had used social media platforms for about 7.49 years. The average time spent daily on social media application was 8.23 hours. This study also revealed that this group of college students frequently used social media during the evening. For the highest use social media platform, the majority of these respondents used Facebook as a primary application followed by Instagram and YouTube. In addition, the primary purpose of social media usage among these college students was for entertainment. Limitations and research applications were also discussed

An Analysis on Bullying Behaviors of the Sports Spectator Students of Faculty of Sports Sciences

The aim of the study is to assess the effects of various variables of the relationship among bullying behaviors of students who are sports spectators studying in the Faculty of Sports Sciences. Quantitative method and survey model have been used in order to define and explain the existing cases in the study. Descriptive method has been used to determine the bullying behavior levels of 311 male and 117 female students studying in the Faculties of Sports Sciences of Ataturk and Inonu Universities in 2018-2019 academic year. In order to analyze the relationship between both variables in the research on the other hand, a relational method has been used. “Bullying Scale of Sports Spectators” has also been used in the research as a data collection tool (Karaca, 2019). The type of scale is one-dimensional five point Likert scale and it comprises 15 questions. Both survey and relational models have been used in the study. There are significant differences found with respect to the variables: Gender, department of study, family income and education statuses, places to spectate the matches and their frequency, attending away matches and lastly memberships to fan clubs. On the other hand, there is no significant difference found between bullying behavior and the ages of students, their social media account ownerships, their social media usage purposes and the devices they use for their social media accounts.

An Analysis on Bullying Behaviors of the Sports Spectator Students of Faculty of Sports Sciences

The aim of the study is to assess the effects of various variables of the relationship among bullying behaviors of students who are sports spectators studying in the Faculty of Sports Sciences. Quantitative method and survey model have been used in order to define and explain the existing cases in the study. Descriptive method has been used to determine the bullying behavior levels of 311 male and 117 female students studying in the Faculties of Sports Sciences of Ataturk and Inonu Universities in 2018-2019 academic year. In order to analyze the relationship between both variables in the research on the other hand, a relational method has been used. “Bullying Scale of Sports Spectators” has also been used in the research as a data collection tool (Karaca, 2019). The type of scale is one-dimensional five point Likert scale and it comprises 15 questions. Both survey and relational models have been used in the study. There are significant differences found with respect to the variables: Gender, department of study, family income and education statuses, places to spectate the matches and their frequency, attending away matches and lastly memberships to fan clubs. On the other hand, there is no significant difference found between bullying behavior and the ages of students, their social media account ownerships, their social media usage purposes and the devices they use for their social media accounts.

An Analysis on Bullying Behaviors of the Sports Spectator Students of Faculty of Sports Sciences

The aim of the study is to assess the effects of various variables of the relationship among bullying behaviors of students who are sports spectators studying in the Faculty of Sports Sciences. Quantitative method and survey model have been used in order to define and explain the existing cases in the study. Descriptive method has been used to determine the bullying behavior levels of 311 male and 117 female students studying in the Faculties of Sports Sciences of Ataturk and Inonu Universities in 2018-2019 academic year. In order to analyze the relationship between both variables in the research on the other hand, a relational method has been used. “Bullying Scale of Sports Spectators” has also been used in the research as a data collection tool (Karaca, 2019). The type of scale is one-dimensional five point Likert scale and it comprises 15 questions. Both survey and relational models have been used in the study. There are significant differences found with respect to the variables: Gender, department of study, family income and education statuses, places to spectate the matches and their frequency, attending away matches and lastly memberships to fan clubs. On the other hand, there is no significant difference found between bullying behavior and the ages of students, their social media account ownerships, their social media usage purposes and the devices they use for their social media accounts.

Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions toward Social Media Usage and Academic Performance: A Study from Saudi Arabia

Social Media applications are recently widespread and popular method of engagement among undergraduate students and instructors in Saudi Arabia. However, the extreme use of these sites has raised concern on their impact on the students’ academic performance and generally learning. This study investigated perceptions of undergraduate students, enrolled in Education College at King Faisal University in Saudi Arabia, toward social media usage. In addition, it examined the relationship of students’ usage purpose as well as usage period with their academic performance (cumulative GPA). This study also sought to establish the most popular applications that students preferred. For the purposes of data collection, questionnaires were distributed and 132 undergraduate students (56 Male & 76 female) enrolled in the current study. Data were analyzed and results indicated that there were general positive perceptions toward using social media for academic purposes. Additionally, results showed that there was a statistical significant relationship between the purpose of social media usage and students’ academic performance in favor of personal purposes while there were no relationship found regarding educational and occupational purposes. Findings also revealed that there were no statistically impact of students’ usage period of social media on academic performance. WhatsApp and Twitter were the most preferred social media options used among students whereas Wiki, Facebook and LinkedIn were the lowest options reported. The findings of this study can be used to recommend the effective ways of incorporating social media into learning activities without affecting students’ performance. It can also be used to propose ways of assisting students maintain a balance between social and academic activities. Implications and recommendations for further research are discussed.

Modeling the effect of new media literacy levels and social media usage status on problematic internet usage behaviours among high school students

There has been a considerable increase in problematic internet usage among high school students due to the fact that our daily lives are considerably being occupied by internet. It is therefore important to investigate into the variables considered as effective in problematic internet use of this group. This paper seeks to address whether there are relations between problematic internet use and social media usage status as well as purpose of social media usage and new media literacy. A total of 155 ninth grade students studying in high school affiliated to Turkey Ministry of National Education were recruited in this study. The relational screening research design from descriptive research methods was adopted in this paper. Personal information form and three data collection instruments were employed in this study. The data obtained in the research were analyzed through Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Model based on the research design. According to the results of partial least squares structural equation model, the relative importance order of the variables examined in the study can be posed as: “social media usage status, social media usage purposes and new media literacy”.

The Wired Generation among University Students in Malaysia

The purpose of this study is to examine the usage of social media among foundation students and to show how the usage of social media in a campus environment can produce outcomes for the students. Two variables were used; usage and outcomes. Relationships between the usage of social media and gender were also examined. In this study, a survey was administered to a sample consisted of 185 foundation students at KUIS on social media usage, the purpose of social media usage and the outcomes of social media in academic performance. The results indicated that all of the sampled foundation students used at least one form of social media website. The findings disclosed that a positive relationship exists between the purpose of social media usage and its outcomes on students’ academic performance.

Usage of Social Media for Civic Engagement by Ngos

The current study determine various factors affecting the adoption of social media for civic engagement. These factors are demographic and psychographic variables. For the purpose of research 60 NGOs from Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali were selected. The data collection tool was a'structured questionnaire ’administered to the key personnel of the NGOs headquartered in Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali. The data was tested for associations by using SPSS. Demographics selected for the research include gender, income and occupation whereas psychographics are Locus of Control and Life Satisfaction. Chi-square was used to determine the association between adoption of social media and demographic and psychographicvariables. Results revealed that there is no association between adoption of social media, income and occupation. On the contrary, Chi-square proved that male respondents are using social media for civic engagement more than female respondents. Dealing with the psychographics, it was assumed that respondents having high internal Locus of Control use social media most for civic engagement because these people believe in their capabilities and hard work rather than the destiny. Again chi square proved that there is no association between adoption of social media and Locus of Control and Life Satisfaction. Further, the study also determines the most used social media tool by NGOs and also the purposes to use different social media tools. Results proved that NGOs use ‘email ’the most. When it comes to purpose of social media usage, NGOs were asked the most used social media tool ‘to receive donations from foreign lands ’, ‘to obtain information about projects ’, ‘to attend the queries of supporters or general public ’, ‘to circulate information regarding your policies and projects ’, ‘to reveal the information regarding expenditure and donations received'. Simple percentage method proved that ‘email ’is again used for most of the activities. The current study provides the solid theoretical foundation by linking results with theories such as Media richness theory, self-determination theory, reinforcement theory, collective action theory, social-presence theory, lack of social context cues theory and Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Investigating Social Media Usage and Addiction Levels among Undergraduates in University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Aim: Social media networks have become popular among the students because of the great potential they have in facilitation, collaboration, communication and sharing among the students while the students’ exposure to social media networks has been found to have the potential to determine the way students would perceive themselves. This study, therefore, examined social media usage and addiction among undergraduates in university of Ibadan, Nigeria. Methodology: The study adopted the survey method of ex-post-facto design. Multistage sampling procedure was adopted to select nine hundred and seven (907) undergraduate students from seven (7) faculties in University of Ibadan. A questionnaire named “Social Media Utilisation and Addiction Questionnaire” was used for data collection. Five (5) research questions were answered in the study. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s product moment correlation. Findings: Facebook (751 or 90.2%) and Twitter (646 or 77.6%) were the most commonly accessible social media networks. Also, Facebook (695 or 65.2%) Twitter (467 or 56.1%) were the most regularly used social networks while meeting friends (651 or 78.2%), getting news (566 or 67.9%), communication (554 or 66.5%) and online learning (450 or 54.0%) were major purposes for social media usage among the undergraduate students. High level of social media addiction was also established among the undergraduates. Social media usage was found to be positively related Original Research Article Idubor; BJESBS, 7(4): 291-301, 2015; Article no.BJESBS.2015.093 292 to social media addiction among the undergraduates studied. Recommendations: To control high level of social media addiction among the students and guarantee positive usage of social media adequate attention should be given to undergraduates’ level and purpose of social media usage to ensure that excessive and abusive usage are controlled.