Relationship between Social Media Addiction and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors of Nursing Students

Abstract

Objective: The study aims to determine the relationship between social media addiction and healthy lifestyle behaviors of nursing students. Method: This descriptive and correlational design study was conducted with 313 nursing students. Data were collected using Questionnaire Form, Social Media Addiction Scale-Student Form (SMAS-SF) and Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale-II (HLBS-II). Results: The mean total scores students’ on the SMAS-SF and HLBS-II were 67.65±17.95 and 140.67±22.77, respectively, indicating students' social media addictions were low and their healthy lifestyle behaviors were moderately-high. It was found that the mean of SMAS-SF mean scores of the students who are with poor academic achievement, having a high daily social media usage time, with poor health perception, stated social media affects health, were higher. It was also found that the mean of HLBS-II mean scores of the students who are with good academic achievement, and with good health perception, were higher. A negative, significant correlation was found between SMAS-SF and HLBS-II total mean scores. Conclusion: Educational programs need to be prepared to reducing the use of social media and to increase healthy lifestyle behavior of nursing students.

Keywords

• Nursing students
• social media
• addiction
• healthy lifestyle

Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Sosyal Medya Bağımlılığı ile Sağlıklı Yaşam Biçimi Davranışları Arasındaki İlişki

Öz

Amaç: Bu araştırma, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin sosyal medya bağımlılığı ile sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışları arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve ilişki arayıcı olarak yapılan bu araştırma 313 hemşirelik öğrencisi ile yürütülmüştür. Verilerin toplanmasında Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Sosyal Medya Bağımlılık Ölçeği-Öğrenci Formu (SMBÖ-ÖF) ve Sağlıklı Yaşam Biçimi Davranışları Ölçeği-II (SYBDÖ-II) kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin SMBÖ-ÖF toplam puan ortalaması 67.65±17.95, SYBDÖ-II toplam puan ortalaması 140.67±22.77 olup, öğrencilerin sosyal medya bağımlılıklarının düşük, sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışlarının orta derecede yüksek olduğunu göstermektedir. Akademik başarı düzeyi düşük olan, günlük sosyal medya kullanma süresi yüksek olan, sağlık algısı kötü olan ve sosyal medya kullanımının sağlığa etkisi olduğu görüşünde olanların SMBÖ-ÖF puan ortalamaları daha yüksektir. Aynı zamanda, akademik başarı düzeyi yüksek olan ve sağlık algısı iyi olanların SYBDÖ-II toplam puan ortalamaları daha yüksektir. SMBÖ-ÖF ile SYBDÖ-II toplam puan ortalamaları arasında negatif yönlü anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmıştır. Sonuç: Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin sosyal medya kullanımının azaltılması ve sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışlarının artırılmasına yönelik eğitim programlarının hazırlanması önerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sosyal medya
• hemşirelik öğrencileri
• bağımlılık
• sağlıklı yaşam biçimi

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