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Year 2026, Volume: 15 Issue: 2 , 574 - 585 , 28.04.2026
https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.1714700
https://izlik.org/JA29JZ57GK

Abstract

References

  • Balcı, A. (2001). Research in social sciences. Methods, techniques and principles. Pegem A Publications
  • Barlow, D. H. (1999). Abnormal psychology: An integrative approach. Brooks/Cole Publishing.
  • Barthes, R. (1977). Image, music, text (S. Heath, Trans.). Hill and Wang.
  • Bilge, R. (2020). Emoji usage in communication and effectiveness evaluations: Istanbul University example [Unpublished master's thesis]. Marmara University.
  • Castle, T. (1995). The female thermometer: Eighteenth-century culture and the invention of the uncanny. Oxford University Press.
  • Clery, E. J. (2002). The rise of supernatural fiction, 1762–1800. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511484328
  • Cook, P. (2004). The cinema book. British Film Institute.
  • Creed, B. (1993). The monstrous-feminine: Film, feminism, psychoanalysis. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203708729
  • Gelder, K. (2000). The horror reader. Routledge.
  • Hogle, J. E. (2002). The Cambridge companion to Gothic fiction. Cambridge University Press.https://doi.org/10.1017/CCOL0521791243
  • Jackson, R. (1981). Fantasy: The literature of subversion. Methuen.
  • Kavka, M. (2002). Gothic on screen: Film, horror, and the monstrous- feminine. University of Illinois Press.
  • Kristeva, J. (1982). Powers of horror: An essay on abjection [L. S. Roudiez, Trans.]. Columbia University Press.
  • Lowenstein, A. (2005). Shocking representation: Historical trauma, national cinema, and the modern horror film. Columbia University Press.
  • Malhotra, M. K., & Sharma, S. (2008). Measurement eequivalence using generalizability theory: an examination of manufacturing flexibility dimensions. Decision Sciences, 39(4), 643-669.
  • Miles, R. (2002). Gothic writing, 1750–1820: A genealogy. Manchester University Press.
  • Miller, A. (2005). Haunted by objects: The Gothic in visual culture. In G. Byron & S. Townshend (Eds.), Gothic imagination: Essays in dark romanticism (pp. 155–172). Routledge.
  • Newman, K. (2011). Nightmare movies: Horror on screen since the 1960s. Bloomsbury Publishing.
  • Punter, D. (2007). The literature of terror: A history of Gothic fictions from 1765 to the present day (2nd ed.). Routledge.
  • Punter, D., & Byron, G. (2004). The Gothic. Blackwell Publishing.
  • Schneider, S. J. (1999). Horror film and psychoanalysis: Freud's worst nightmare. Cambridge University Press.
  • Smith, A. (2007). Gothic literature. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Smith, A., & Wallace, J. (1997). Gothic modernisms. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Todorov, T. (1975). The fantastic: A structural approach to a literary genre [R. Howard, Trans.]. Cornell University Press.

Year 2026, Volume: 15 Issue: 2 , 574 - 585 , 28.04.2026
https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.1714700
https://izlik.org/JA29JZ57GK

Abstract

References

  • Balcı, A. (2001). Research in social sciences. Methods, techniques and principles. Pegem A Publications
  • Barlow, D. H. (1999). Abnormal psychology: An integrative approach. Brooks/Cole Publishing.
  • Barthes, R. (1977). Image, music, text (S. Heath, Trans.). Hill and Wang.
  • Bilge, R. (2020). Emoji usage in communication and effectiveness evaluations: Istanbul University example [Unpublished master's thesis]. Marmara University.
  • Castle, T. (1995). The female thermometer: Eighteenth-century culture and the invention of the uncanny. Oxford University Press.
  • Clery, E. J. (2002). The rise of supernatural fiction, 1762–1800. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511484328
  • Cook, P. (2004). The cinema book. British Film Institute.
  • Creed, B. (1993). The monstrous-feminine: Film, feminism, psychoanalysis. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203708729
  • Gelder, K. (2000). The horror reader. Routledge.
  • Hogle, J. E. (2002). The Cambridge companion to Gothic fiction. Cambridge University Press.https://doi.org/10.1017/CCOL0521791243
  • Jackson, R. (1981). Fantasy: The literature of subversion. Methuen.
  • Kavka, M. (2002). Gothic on screen: Film, horror, and the monstrous- feminine. University of Illinois Press.
  • Kristeva, J. (1982). Powers of horror: An essay on abjection [L. S. Roudiez, Trans.]. Columbia University Press.
  • Lowenstein, A. (2005). Shocking representation: Historical trauma, national cinema, and the modern horror film. Columbia University Press.
  • Malhotra, M. K., & Sharma, S. (2008). Measurement eequivalence using generalizability theory: an examination of manufacturing flexibility dimensions. Decision Sciences, 39(4), 643-669.
  • Miles, R. (2002). Gothic writing, 1750–1820: A genealogy. Manchester University Press.
  • Miller, A. (2005). Haunted by objects: The Gothic in visual culture. In G. Byron & S. Townshend (Eds.), Gothic imagination: Essays in dark romanticism (pp. 155–172). Routledge.
  • Newman, K. (2011). Nightmare movies: Horror on screen since the 1960s. Bloomsbury Publishing.
  • Punter, D. (2007). The literature of terror: A history of Gothic fictions from 1765 to the present day (2nd ed.). Routledge.
  • Punter, D., & Byron, G. (2004). The Gothic. Blackwell Publishing.
  • Schneider, S. J. (1999). Horror film and psychoanalysis: Freud's worst nightmare. Cambridge University Press.
  • Smith, A. (2007). Gothic literature. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Smith, A., & Wallace, J. (1997). Gothic modernisms. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Todorov, T. (1975). The fantastic: A structural approach to a literary genre [R. Howard, Trans.]. Cornell University Press.

Comparing Emoji Usage Habits: A Study on University Students

Year 2026, Volume: 15 Issue: 2 , 574 - 585 , 28.04.2026
https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.1714700
https://izlik.org/JA29JZ57GK

Abstract

Communication has been the most basic need of human beings since their existence. People have chosen different ways to communicate and have developed their own communication methods. In history, people have communicated by making indistinct sounds, making hand-arm gestures, and drawing pictures on cave walls. It is thought that the pictures and figures drawn on cave walls in history are the ancestors of today's emoji use. The rapid development of mass communication technologies has also allowed the emergence of virtual indicators called emoji. The main purpose of this research is to examine the emoji usage habits of university students in terms of the students' socio-demographic characteristics.study group consists of 405 university students. The data of the study were collected by face-to-face survey method using the "Emoji Usage Habits" scale prepared by Bilge R. (2020). Statistical analyzes of the data were made using the SPSS 26.0 program. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was applied to examine the normality distribution of numerical variables and normal distribution was obtained. Parametric tests were used in the data set. Frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum values were used in the analysis of descriptive statistics. University students' emoji usage habits play a very effective role in communication. The use of emojis is increasing among young people, middle-aged people and even elderly individuals. It is seen that emojis, which are gradually replacing emotions and expressions, are on their way to becoming an effective communication tool in the future.

Ethical Statement

“Comparing Emoji Usage Habits: A Study on University Students” başlıklı çalışmanın yazım sürecinde bilimsel kurallara, etik ve alıntı kurallarına uyulmuş; toplanan veriler üzerinde herhangi bir tahrifat yapılmamış ve bu çalışma herhangi başka bir akademik yayın ortamına değerlendirme için gönderilmemiştir. The necessary ethics committee permissions were obtained with the decision of Dicle University Social and Human Sciences Ethics Committee dated 03.08.2024 and numbered E-E-14679147-663.05-424134. Statement of Contribution Rate of Researchers: The contribution rates of the authors in the study are equal. Declaration of Conflict: There is no potential conflict of interest in the study. Funding: No funding was received from any institution or organization for this study. Statement of Use for Artificial Intelligence and Its Types: Artificial intelligence and its various types were not used in the writing of this article. Data Sharing Statement: We declare that, upon reasonable request for the purpose of verifying the findings, we can share the data of this study according to the conditions specified in the relevant section of the "ethical principles and publication policy".

References

  • Balcı, A. (2001). Research in social sciences. Methods, techniques and principles. Pegem A Publications
  • Barlow, D. H. (1999). Abnormal psychology: An integrative approach. Brooks/Cole Publishing.
  • Barthes, R. (1977). Image, music, text (S. Heath, Trans.). Hill and Wang.
  • Bilge, R. (2020). Emoji usage in communication and effectiveness evaluations: Istanbul University example [Unpublished master's thesis]. Marmara University.
  • Castle, T. (1995). The female thermometer: Eighteenth-century culture and the invention of the uncanny. Oxford University Press.
  • Clery, E. J. (2002). The rise of supernatural fiction, 1762–1800. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511484328
  • Cook, P. (2004). The cinema book. British Film Institute.
  • Creed, B. (1993). The monstrous-feminine: Film, feminism, psychoanalysis. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203708729
  • Gelder, K. (2000). The horror reader. Routledge.
  • Hogle, J. E. (2002). The Cambridge companion to Gothic fiction. Cambridge University Press.https://doi.org/10.1017/CCOL0521791243
  • Jackson, R. (1981). Fantasy: The literature of subversion. Methuen.
  • Kavka, M. (2002). Gothic on screen: Film, horror, and the monstrous- feminine. University of Illinois Press.
  • Kristeva, J. (1982). Powers of horror: An essay on abjection [L. S. Roudiez, Trans.]. Columbia University Press.
  • Lowenstein, A. (2005). Shocking representation: Historical trauma, national cinema, and the modern horror film. Columbia University Press.
  • Malhotra, M. K., & Sharma, S. (2008). Measurement eequivalence using generalizability theory: an examination of manufacturing flexibility dimensions. Decision Sciences, 39(4), 643-669.
  • Miles, R. (2002). Gothic writing, 1750–1820: A genealogy. Manchester University Press.
  • Miller, A. (2005). Haunted by objects: The Gothic in visual culture. In G. Byron & S. Townshend (Eds.), Gothic imagination: Essays in dark romanticism (pp. 155–172). Routledge.
  • Newman, K. (2011). Nightmare movies: Horror on screen since the 1960s. Bloomsbury Publishing.
  • Punter, D. (2007). The literature of terror: A history of Gothic fictions from 1765 to the present day (2nd ed.). Routledge.
  • Punter, D., & Byron, G. (2004). The Gothic. Blackwell Publishing.
  • Schneider, S. J. (1999). Horror film and psychoanalysis: Freud's worst nightmare. Cambridge University Press.
  • Smith, A. (2007). Gothic literature. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Smith, A., & Wallace, J. (1997). Gothic modernisms. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Todorov, T. (1975). The fantastic: A structural approach to a literary genre [R. Howard, Trans.]. Cornell University Press.

Emoji Kullanım Alışkanlıklarının Karşılaştırılması: Üniversite Öğrencileri Üzerinde Bir Çalışma

Year 2026, Volume: 15 Issue: 2 , 574 - 585 , 28.04.2026
https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.1714700
https://izlik.org/JA29JZ57GK

Abstract

İletişim kurmak insanoğlunun varoluşundan bugüne en gerekli ihtiyaç olarak ön plana çıkmaktadır. Kişiler farklı yollarla iletişim kurma yolu seçmiş ve kendilerince bir iletişim yöntemi geliştirmiştir. Tarihte insanlar belli belirsiz sesler çıkararak, el kol hareketleri ile, mağara duvarlarına resimler çizerek iletişim kurmuşlardır. Tarihte mağara duvarlarına çizilen resim ve figürlerin günümüzde emoji kullanımının atası olduğu düşünülmektedir. Kitle iletişim teknolojilerinin hızla gelişmesi emoji adı verilen sanal göstergelerin de meydana çıkmasına olanak sağlamıştır. Bu araştırmanın temel amacı, Üniversite öğrencilerinde emoji kullanım alışkanlıklarını öğrencilerin sosyo-demografik özellikleri bakımından incelemektir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu üniversite öğrencilerinden olmak üzere 405 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri Bilge R. (2020) tarafından hazırlanan “Emoji Kullanım Alışkanlıkları” ölçeği kullanılarak yüz yüze anket yöntemiyle yapılmıştır. Verilerin istatistiksel analizleri SPSS 26.0 programı kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Sayısal değişkenlerin normallik dağılımlarına bakmak için Kolmogorov-Smirnov testi uygulanmış ve normal dağılım elde edilmiştir. Veri setinde parametrik testler kullanılmıştır. Tanımlayıcı istatistiklerin çözümlenmesinde de frekans, yüzde, aritmetik ortalama, standart sapma, minimum ve maksimum değerlerden faydalanılmıştır. Üniversite öğrencilerinin emoji kullanım alışkanlıkları iletişim kurmada çok etkili bir rol üstlenmektedir. Gençlerde, orta yaşta olan kişilerde hatta yaşlı bireylerde bile emoji kullanımı artış göstermektedir. Duyguların ve ifadelerin yerini gün geçtikçe alan emojiler ilerleyen zamanlarda etkin bir iletişim aracı olabilme yolunda olarak görülmektedir.

Ethical Statement

“Emoji Kullanım Alışkanlıklarının Karşılaştırılması: Üniversite Öğrencileri Üzerinde Bir Çalışma” başlıklı çalışmanın yazım sürecinde bilimsel kurallara, etik ve alıntı kurallarına uyulmuş; toplanan veriler üzerinde herhangi bir tahrifat yapılmamış ve bu çalışma herhangi başka bir akademik yayın ortamına değerlendirme için gönderilmemiştir. Gerekli olan etik kurul izinleri Dicle Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Etik Kurulu’nun 03.08.2024 tarih ve 2022/112 sayılı kararı ile alınmıştır. Araştırmacıların Katkı Oranı Beyanı: Yazarların çalışmadaki katkı oranları eşittir. Çatışma Beyanı: Çalışmada herhangi bir potansiyel çıkar çatışması söz konusu değildir. Finansman: Bu çalışma için herhangi bir kurum veya kuruluştan destek alınmamıştır. Yapay Zeka ve Türleri Kullanım Beyanı: Bu makalenin yazımında yapay zeka ve türleri kullanılmamıştır. Veri Paylaşım Beyanı: Bu çalışmanın verilerini bulguların doğrulanması amacıyla makul bir talep üzerine “etik ilkeler ve yayın politikası”nın ilgili kısmında belirtilen şartlara göre paylaşabileceğimizi beyan ederiz.

References

  • Balcı, A. (2001). Research in social sciences. Methods, techniques and principles. Pegem A Publications
  • Barlow, D. H. (1999). Abnormal psychology: An integrative approach. Brooks/Cole Publishing.
  • Barthes, R. (1977). Image, music, text (S. Heath, Trans.). Hill and Wang.
  • Bilge, R. (2020). Emoji usage in communication and effectiveness evaluations: Istanbul University example [Unpublished master's thesis]. Marmara University.
  • Castle, T. (1995). The female thermometer: Eighteenth-century culture and the invention of the uncanny. Oxford University Press.
  • Clery, E. J. (2002). The rise of supernatural fiction, 1762–1800. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511484328
  • Cook, P. (2004). The cinema book. British Film Institute.
  • Creed, B. (1993). The monstrous-feminine: Film, feminism, psychoanalysis. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203708729
  • Gelder, K. (2000). The horror reader. Routledge.
  • Hogle, J. E. (2002). The Cambridge companion to Gothic fiction. Cambridge University Press.https://doi.org/10.1017/CCOL0521791243
  • Jackson, R. (1981). Fantasy: The literature of subversion. Methuen.
  • Kavka, M. (2002). Gothic on screen: Film, horror, and the monstrous- feminine. University of Illinois Press.
  • Kristeva, J. (1982). Powers of horror: An essay on abjection [L. S. Roudiez, Trans.]. Columbia University Press.
  • Lowenstein, A. (2005). Shocking representation: Historical trauma, national cinema, and the modern horror film. Columbia University Press.
  • Malhotra, M. K., & Sharma, S. (2008). Measurement eequivalence using generalizability theory: an examination of manufacturing flexibility dimensions. Decision Sciences, 39(4), 643-669.
  • Miles, R. (2002). Gothic writing, 1750–1820: A genealogy. Manchester University Press.
  • Miller, A. (2005). Haunted by objects: The Gothic in visual culture. In G. Byron & S. Townshend (Eds.), Gothic imagination: Essays in dark romanticism (pp. 155–172). Routledge.
  • Newman, K. (2011). Nightmare movies: Horror on screen since the 1960s. Bloomsbury Publishing.
  • Punter, D. (2007). The literature of terror: A history of Gothic fictions from 1765 to the present day (2nd ed.). Routledge.
  • Punter, D., & Byron, G. (2004). The Gothic. Blackwell Publishing.
  • Schneider, S. J. (1999). Horror film and psychoanalysis: Freud's worst nightmare. Cambridge University Press.
  • Smith, A. (2007). Gothic literature. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Smith, A., & Wallace, J. (1997). Gothic modernisms. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Todorov, T. (1975). The fantastic: A structural approach to a literary genre [R. Howard, Trans.]. Cornell University Press.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Media Studies, Social Media Studies
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Hasan Çiftçi 0000-0001-5595-5726

Pelin Yolcu 0000-0002-7235-4671

Submission Date June 5, 2025
Acceptance Date February 17, 2026
Publication Date April 28, 2026
DOI https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.1714700
IZ https://izlik.org/JA29JZ57GK
Published in Issue Year 2026 Volume: 15 Issue: 2

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APA Çiftçi, H., & Yolcu, P. (2026). Comparing Emoji Usage Habits: A Study on University Students. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, 15(2), 574-585. https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.1714700
AMA 1.Çiftçi H, Yolcu P. Comparing Emoji Usage Habits: A Study on University Students. MJSS. 2026;15(2):574-585. doi:10.33206/mjss.1714700
Chicago Çiftçi, Hasan, and Pelin Yolcu. 2026. “Comparing Emoji Usage Habits: A Study on University Students”. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 15 (2): 574-85. https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.1714700.
EndNote Çiftçi H, Yolcu P (April 1, 2026) Comparing Emoji Usage Habits: A Study on University Students. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 15 2 574–585.
IEEE [1]H. Çiftçi and P. Yolcu, “Comparing Emoji Usage Habits: A Study on University Students”, MJSS, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 574–585, Apr. 2026, doi: 10.33206/mjss.1714700.
ISNAD Çiftçi, Hasan - Yolcu, Pelin. “Comparing Emoji Usage Habits: A Study on University Students”. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 15/2 (April 1, 2026): 574-585. https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.1714700.
JAMA 1.Çiftçi H, Yolcu P. Comparing Emoji Usage Habits: A Study on University Students. MJSS. 2026;15:574–585.
MLA Çiftçi, Hasan, and Pelin Yolcu. “Comparing Emoji Usage Habits: A Study on University Students”. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, vol. 15, no. 2, Apr. 2026, pp. 574-85, doi:10.33206/mjss.1714700.
Vancouver 1.Hasan Çiftçi, Pelin Yolcu. Comparing Emoji Usage Habits: A Study on University Students. MJSS. 2026 Apr. 1;15(2):574-85. doi:10.33206/mjss.1714700

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