An Investigation of Attitudes of Students Towards Privacy on Facebook
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The social media studies have frequently investigated the changes occurring in the
individual’s behaviors within the social network, and the cause-and-effect relationship
of these changes focuses on personality, but very little research has investigated
the relationship between Facebook and privacy within the theoretical framework of
individualism. In this study, it was aimed to determine whether there is a relationship
between the tendency of students to hide their problems and their attitudes towards
this tendency. This study is a descriptive one, and was evaluated by surveys. A
Likert-type online questionnaire including 36 items was answered by 568 high school
students from 26 classes (grades 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th) in Ordu, Turkey (Male=279,
49.1%, Female=289, 50.9%) in March and April in 2016. Participants ranged from
14 to 18 years of age (M = 16.15, SD = 1.00). Mean and standard deviation values
were calculated for the obtained data and those were indicated in findings by making
interpretations of the tables. As to the results of t-test and One Way ANOVA test which
was conducted to determine the reasons of usage of social media by the students in
terms of gender, monthly income and family attitude, there was a significant difference
among variables. Findings point to the complex ways of the problems of privacy of
adolescents on Facebook. The study results will raise more questions for future studies
in terms of social media usage and privacy management.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Self-problems,Risky Behaviors,Privacy,Education,Social Media,Facebook
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