Year 2025,
Volume: 14 Issue: 4, 1512 - 1533, 03.10.2025
Mehmet Cihangir
,
Salim Köksal
References
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Akhtar, M. A., Khan, K. A., & Hoang, H. C. (2023). Role Of Social Networking Sites İn Financial Product Choice: An
İnvestigation Through The Theory Of Planned Behavior. Business Perspectives and Research, 11(1), 44-62.
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Al Atoom, S. A., Alafi, K. K., & Al-Fedawi, M. M. (2021). The effect of social media on making investment decisions
for investors in amman financial market. International Journal Of Innovation, Creativity And Change, 15(6),
934-960.
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Awad, A., Aziz, A. F., & Shma, T. R. (2025). İnvestment behavior in the Egyptian stock market: The impact of
social media on investor decision-making. Investment Management and Financial Innovations, 22(1), 203-212.
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Aydemir, Z., & Ertürkmen, G. (2025). Üniversite öğrencilerinde kitle iletişim araçlarının finansal tutum ve
davranış üzerindeki etkisi: Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi örneği. Black Sea Journal
Of Public And Social Science, 8(1), 18-27.
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Başarır, Y. (2021). Yatırım kararlarının alınmasında sürü davranışı: Literatür taraması. Ekonomi ve Finansal
Araştırmalar Dergisi, 3(2), 129-141.
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Barber, B. M., & Odean, T. (2001). Boys will be boys: Gender, overconfidence, and common stock investment.
The Quarterly Journal Of Economics, 116(1), 261-292.
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Bollampelly, N. (2016). Understanding Role Of Social Media İn İnvestor Reactions (Doctoral Dissertation, Dublin
Business School).
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Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2005). Sosyal Bilimler İçin Veri Analizi El Kitabı: İstatistik, Araştırma Deseni, SPSS Uygulamaları Ve
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Choi, Y., & Ha, Y. (2021). The role of emerging social media platforms in financial decision-making. Journal Of
Behavioral Finance, 22(3), 100-115.
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Creswell, W. J. (2003). Research design: qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches (2nd ed.).
New Delhi.
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Debreceny, R. S. (2015). Social media, social networks, and accounting. Journal Of Information Systems, 29(2),
1–4.
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Daulay, M. A. A., Marliyah, M., & Silalahi, P. R. (2025). The influence of social media, digitalization, and financial
literacy on generation Z's investment decision. SERAMBI: Jurnal Ekonomi Manajemen dan Bisnis Islam, 7(1), 1-14.
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Ettredge, M., Richardson, V. J., & Scholz, S. (2001). The presentation of financial information at corporate web
sites. International Journal Of Accounting Information Systems, 2(3), 149-168.
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Ferah, G., & Sumer, S. I. (2023). A literature review on social media in finance. Pressacademia Procedia, 17, 149–
152.
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Fitri, F., & Hariyanto, D. (2024). The impact of social media, herding bias, gambler’s fallacy, and framing effect
on investment decisions among gen z investors in pontianak city. Proceedings Series On Social Sciences &
Humanities, 15, 202–207.
-
Gao, M., & Huang, J. (2020). Informing the market: the effect of modern ınformation technologies on
ınformation production. Review Of Financial Studies, 33, 1367–1411.
-
Jansen, J., & Van Schaik, P. (2020). Technology adoption in financial decision making. Financial Research
Journal, 12(2), 47-62.
-
Joshi, P. R., & Rawat, B. R. (2025). Social Media Influence on Investment Decisions: Insights from Nepal’s Capital
Market. KMC Journal, 7(1), 218–233. https://doi.org/10.3126/kmcj.v7i1.75133
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Khadka, S. ve Chapagain, B. (2023). “Relationship between Social Media and Investment Decisions in the
Nepali Stock Market”, The Spectrum, Vol. 1 No. 1 April 2023, p.98-116. https://doi.org/10.3126/spectrum.v1i1.54943
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Kadous, K., Mercer, M., & Zhou, Y. (2025). Why do investors rely on low-quality investment advice?
Experimental evidence from social media platforms. Behavioral Research in Accounting, 37(1), 97-115.
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Kalfa, M., Yılmaz, B., & Demir, T. (2024). Finansal ürün satın alma niyetinde sosyal medyanın etkisi. Gazi İktisat
ve İşletme Dergisi, 10(2), 243-262.
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Kandasamy, T., & Bechkoum, K. (2024). Impact of social media sentiments on stock market behavior: a
machine learning approach to analyzing market dynamics. Journal of Comprehensive Business
Administration Research. 00(00), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewJCBAR42022006.
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Karadağ, D., Akın, N. K., & Aşçı, F. H. (2024). "Tutkunluk Ölçeği" Adolesan sporcular için güvenilir ve geçerli midir?
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Karagöz, Y. (2016). Spss ve amos 23 uygulamalı istatistiksel analizler. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.
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Khan, A., Anjum, R., & Khan, M. (2021). Investor perception of cryptocurrency: A moderating role of social media
on decision-making. Global Economics Review, VI(IV), 136-149.
-
Kim, J., Park, H., & Lee, S. (2022). Financial education on youtube: a new avenue for enhancing financial
literacy. Journal Of Financial Education, 48(2), 135-145.
-
Kim, A., & Dennis, A. R. (2019). Says who? The effects of presentation format and source rating on fake news in
social media. MIS Quarterly, 43(3), 1025–1039.
-
Kipp, P., Zhang, Y., & Tadesse, A. (2019). Can social media interaction and message features influence
nonprofessional investors' perceptions of firms? Journal of Information Systems, 33, 77–98.
-
Korkmaz, E.V. & Korkmaz, Y. (2017). Üniversite öğrencilerinin sosyal medya kullanım alışkanlıkları ve internet
üzerinden girişimcilik faaliyetlerine ilişkin algıları, Selçuk Üniversitesi Beyşehir Ali Akkanat Kampüsü örneği.
PressAcademia Procedia, 3(1), 582-589. https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.634
-
Lee, K. C., Chung, N., & Kang, I. (2008). Understanding individual investor's behavior with financial information
disclosed on the web sites. Behaviour & Information Technology, 27(3), 219-227.
-
Lee, S., & Xu, J. (2021). Clubhouse and the future of live audio social media: Financial discussions in the digital
age. Technology and Society Review, 35(4), 290–310.
-
Lederer, A. L., Maupin, D. J., Sena, M. P., & Zhuang, Y. (2000). The technology acceptance model and the world
wide web. Decision Support Systems, 29(3), 269-282.
-
Lusardi, A., & Mitchell, O. S. (2011). Financial literacy and retirement planning in the united states. Journal Of
Pension Economics and Finance, 10(4), 276-300.
-
Maniy, R. V., Priyan, R., Selvan, T., Sadanand, P., & G., (2023). The impact of social media on investment
decisions: an empirical analysis of user behavior on investment platforms. International Research Journal of
Modernization in Engineering Technology and Science, 5(5), 3992–4000.
-
Marselino, N., & Martilova, N. (2024). Analisis Pengaruh Platform Media Sosial terhadap Minat Berinvestasi
Generasi Milenial di Pasar Modal (Studi Kasus pada Mahasiswa Jurusan Perbankan Syariah Angkatan 19
Universitas Islam Negeri Sjech M. Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi). Al-DYAS, 3(2), 682-695.
https://doi.org/10.58578/aldyas.v3i2.2937
-
Metzger, M. J., & Flanagin, A. J. (2013). Credibility and trust of information in online environments: The use of
cognitive heuristics. Journal Of Pragmatics, 59, 210-220.
-
Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi (2024). Kurumsal Mali Durum ve Beklentiler Raporu.
-
Öztürk, E. (2022). Yatırımcı özelliklerinin portföy yönetimine etkisi, yüksek lisans tezi, İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi,
Finans Enstitüsü, İstanbul.
-
Polat, H., & Akbıyık, C. (2019). Sosyal medya ve yatırım araçlarının değeri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi: Bitcoin
örneği. Akademik İncelemeler Dergisi, 14(1), 443-462.
-
Puschmann, T., & Hesse, T. (2021). The risks and rewards of short-video platforms in financial education.
Technological Forecasting And Social Change, 168, 90-105.
-
Rojecki, A., & Meraz, S. (2016). Rumors and factitious informational blends: the role of the web in speculative
politics. New Media & Society, 18, 25–43.
-
Shin, S. H., Kim, K. T., & Seay, M. (2020). Sources of information and portfolio allocation. Journal of Economic
Psychology, 76, 102212.
-
Smrithi, S., & Selvi, S. (2024). A study on the social media influence on financial decisions. International Journal
For Research İn Applied Science and Engineering Technology, 12(4), 3388–3395.
-
Statman, M. (2010). Financial decisions and behavioral finance. Journal Of Financial And Quantitative Analysis,
45(1), 85-106.
-
Tabachnick, B. G., Fidell, L. S., & Ullman, J. B. (2013). Using multivariate statistics, 6, 497-516. Boston, MA: Pearson.
-
TS Kumar N. & Mayya, S. (2024). The ımpact of social media on ınvestors' decision-making in the stock
market: A case study of angel broking users in tumkur. International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research, 6, 3,
May-June 2024, 1-11, https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i03.23550.
-
Yaşar, İ. H. ve Uğurhan, Y. Z. C. (2021). Sosyal medyada güven ve teyit: sosyal medya kullanım sıklığı
bağlamında bir inceleme. İNİF E- Dergi, 6(1), 32-52.
-
Yaşlıoğlu, M. M. (2017). Sosyal bilimlerde faktör analizi ve geçerlilik: keşfedici ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizlerinin
kullanılması. İstanbul Üniversitesi İşletme Fakültesi Dergisi, 46, 74-85.
-
Yavana Rani, S., & Prerana, M. (2021). Social media influence on the investment decisions among the young
adults in ındia. Asia-Pacific Journal of Management and Technology, 2(1), 17–26.
-
Yixuan, C. (2024). Research on how social media sentiment affects the stock market. Advances İn Economics,
Management And Political Sciences, 2754 (1169), 143–153.
-
Zhang, Y., Jiang, H., & Wu, L. (2022). Collective action and financial markets: lessons from wallstreetbets on
reddit. Computational Social Science Journal, 17(2), 330–345.
-
Zollo, L., Filieri, R., & Rialti, R. (2021). Understanding the relationship between social media and financial decision-
making. International Journal of Information Management, 58, 120–130.
Year 2025,
Volume: 14 Issue: 4, 1512 - 1533, 03.10.2025
Mehmet Cihangir
,
Salim Köksal
References
-
Akhtar, M. A., Khan, K. A., & Hoang, H. C. (2023). Role Of Social Networking Sites İn Financial Product Choice: An
İnvestigation Through The Theory Of Planned Behavior. Business Perspectives and Research, 11(1), 44-62.
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Al Atoom, S. A., Alafi, K. K., & Al-Fedawi, M. M. (2021). The effect of social media on making investment decisions
for investors in amman financial market. International Journal Of Innovation, Creativity And Change, 15(6),
934-960.
-
Awad, A., Aziz, A. F., & Shma, T. R. (2025). İnvestment behavior in the Egyptian stock market: The impact of
social media on investor decision-making. Investment Management and Financial Innovations, 22(1), 203-212.
http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.22(1).2025.16
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Aydemir, Z., & Ertürkmen, G. (2025). Üniversite öğrencilerinde kitle iletişim araçlarının finansal tutum ve
davranış üzerindeki etkisi: Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi örneği. Black Sea Journal
Of Public And Social Science, 8(1), 18-27.
-
Başarır, Y. (2021). Yatırım kararlarının alınmasında sürü davranışı: Literatür taraması. Ekonomi ve Finansal
Araştırmalar Dergisi, 3(2), 129-141.
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Barber, B. M., & Odean, T. (2001). Boys will be boys: Gender, overconfidence, and common stock investment.
The Quarterly Journal Of Economics, 116(1), 261-292.
-
Bollampelly, N. (2016). Understanding Role Of Social Media İn İnvestor Reactions (Doctoral Dissertation, Dublin
Business School).
-
Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2005). Sosyal Bilimler İçin Veri Analizi El Kitabı: İstatistik, Araştırma Deseni, SPSS Uygulamaları Ve
Yorum. Ankara: Pegem Yayıncılık.
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Choi, Y., & Ha, Y. (2021). The role of emerging social media platforms in financial decision-making. Journal Of
Behavioral Finance, 22(3), 100-115.
-
Creswell, W. J. (2003). Research design: qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches (2nd ed.).
New Delhi.
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Debreceny, R. S. (2015). Social media, social networks, and accounting. Journal Of Information Systems, 29(2),
1–4.
-
Daulay, M. A. A., Marliyah, M., & Silalahi, P. R. (2025). The influence of social media, digitalization, and financial
literacy on generation Z's investment decision. SERAMBI: Jurnal Ekonomi Manajemen dan Bisnis Islam, 7(1), 1-14.
-
Ettredge, M., Richardson, V. J., & Scholz, S. (2001). The presentation of financial information at corporate web
sites. International Journal Of Accounting Information Systems, 2(3), 149-168.
-
Ferah, G., & Sumer, S. I. (2023). A literature review on social media in finance. Pressacademia Procedia, 17, 149–
152.
-
Fitri, F., & Hariyanto, D. (2024). The impact of social media, herding bias, gambler’s fallacy, and framing effect
on investment decisions among gen z investors in pontianak city. Proceedings Series On Social Sciences &
Humanities, 15, 202–207.
-
Gao, M., & Huang, J. (2020). Informing the market: the effect of modern ınformation technologies on
ınformation production. Review Of Financial Studies, 33, 1367–1411.
-
Jansen, J., & Van Schaik, P. (2020). Technology adoption in financial decision making. Financial Research
Journal, 12(2), 47-62.
-
Joshi, P. R., & Rawat, B. R. (2025). Social Media Influence on Investment Decisions: Insights from Nepal’s Capital
Market. KMC Journal, 7(1), 218–233. https://doi.org/10.3126/kmcj.v7i1.75133
-
Khadka, S. ve Chapagain, B. (2023). “Relationship between Social Media and Investment Decisions in the
Nepali Stock Market”, The Spectrum, Vol. 1 No. 1 April 2023, p.98-116. https://doi.org/10.3126/spectrum.v1i1.54943
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Kadous, K., Mercer, M., & Zhou, Y. (2025). Why do investors rely on low-quality investment advice?
Experimental evidence from social media platforms. Behavioral Research in Accounting, 37(1), 97-115.
-
Kalfa, M., Yılmaz, B., & Demir, T. (2024). Finansal ürün satın alma niyetinde sosyal medyanın etkisi. Gazi İktisat
ve İşletme Dergisi, 10(2), 243-262.
-
Kandasamy, T., & Bechkoum, K. (2024). Impact of social media sentiments on stock market behavior: a
machine learning approach to analyzing market dynamics. Journal of Comprehensive Business
Administration Research. 00(00), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewJCBAR42022006.
-
Karadağ, D., Akın, N. K., & Aşçı, F. H. (2024). "Tutkunluk Ölçeği" Adolesan sporcular için güvenilir ve geçerli midir?
Egzersiz ve Spor Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi, 4(1), 33-47.
-
Karagöz, Y. (2016). Spss ve amos 23 uygulamalı istatistiksel analizler. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.
-
Khan, A., Anjum, R., & Khan, M. (2021). Investor perception of cryptocurrency: A moderating role of social media
on decision-making. Global Economics Review, VI(IV), 136-149.
-
Kim, J., Park, H., & Lee, S. (2022). Financial education on youtube: a new avenue for enhancing financial
literacy. Journal Of Financial Education, 48(2), 135-145.
-
Kim, A., & Dennis, A. R. (2019). Says who? The effects of presentation format and source rating on fake news in
social media. MIS Quarterly, 43(3), 1025–1039.
-
Kipp, P., Zhang, Y., & Tadesse, A. (2019). Can social media interaction and message features influence
nonprofessional investors' perceptions of firms? Journal of Information Systems, 33, 77–98.
-
Korkmaz, E.V. & Korkmaz, Y. (2017). Üniversite öğrencilerinin sosyal medya kullanım alışkanlıkları ve internet
üzerinden girişimcilik faaliyetlerine ilişkin algıları, Selçuk Üniversitesi Beyşehir Ali Akkanat Kampüsü örneği.
PressAcademia Procedia, 3(1), 582-589. https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.634
-
Lee, K. C., Chung, N., & Kang, I. (2008). Understanding individual investor's behavior with financial information
disclosed on the web sites. Behaviour & Information Technology, 27(3), 219-227.
-
Lee, S., & Xu, J. (2021). Clubhouse and the future of live audio social media: Financial discussions in the digital
age. Technology and Society Review, 35(4), 290–310.
-
Lederer, A. L., Maupin, D. J., Sena, M. P., & Zhuang, Y. (2000). The technology acceptance model and the world
wide web. Decision Support Systems, 29(3), 269-282.
-
Lusardi, A., & Mitchell, O. S. (2011). Financial literacy and retirement planning in the united states. Journal Of
Pension Economics and Finance, 10(4), 276-300.
-
Maniy, R. V., Priyan, R., Selvan, T., Sadanand, P., & G., (2023). The impact of social media on investment
decisions: an empirical analysis of user behavior on investment platforms. International Research Journal of
Modernization in Engineering Technology and Science, 5(5), 3992–4000.
-
Marselino, N., & Martilova, N. (2024). Analisis Pengaruh Platform Media Sosial terhadap Minat Berinvestasi
Generasi Milenial di Pasar Modal (Studi Kasus pada Mahasiswa Jurusan Perbankan Syariah Angkatan 19
Universitas Islam Negeri Sjech M. Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi). Al-DYAS, 3(2), 682-695.
https://doi.org/10.58578/aldyas.v3i2.2937
-
Metzger, M. J., & Flanagin, A. J. (2013). Credibility and trust of information in online environments: The use of
cognitive heuristics. Journal Of Pragmatics, 59, 210-220.
-
Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi (2024). Kurumsal Mali Durum ve Beklentiler Raporu.
-
Öztürk, E. (2022). Yatırımcı özelliklerinin portföy yönetimine etkisi, yüksek lisans tezi, İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi,
Finans Enstitüsü, İstanbul.
-
Polat, H., & Akbıyık, C. (2019). Sosyal medya ve yatırım araçlarının değeri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi: Bitcoin
örneği. Akademik İncelemeler Dergisi, 14(1), 443-462.
-
Puschmann, T., & Hesse, T. (2021). The risks and rewards of short-video platforms in financial education.
Technological Forecasting And Social Change, 168, 90-105.
-
Rojecki, A., & Meraz, S. (2016). Rumors and factitious informational blends: the role of the web in speculative
politics. New Media & Society, 18, 25–43.
-
Shin, S. H., Kim, K. T., & Seay, M. (2020). Sources of information and portfolio allocation. Journal of Economic
Psychology, 76, 102212.
-
Smrithi, S., & Selvi, S. (2024). A study on the social media influence on financial decisions. International Journal
For Research İn Applied Science and Engineering Technology, 12(4), 3388–3395.
-
Statman, M. (2010). Financial decisions and behavioral finance. Journal Of Financial And Quantitative Analysis,
45(1), 85-106.
-
Tabachnick, B. G., Fidell, L. S., & Ullman, J. B. (2013). Using multivariate statistics, 6, 497-516. Boston, MA: Pearson.
-
TS Kumar N. & Mayya, S. (2024). The ımpact of social media on ınvestors' decision-making in the stock
market: A case study of angel broking users in tumkur. International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research, 6, 3,
May-June 2024, 1-11, https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i03.23550.
-
Yaşar, İ. H. ve Uğurhan, Y. Z. C. (2021). Sosyal medyada güven ve teyit: sosyal medya kullanım sıklığı
bağlamında bir inceleme. İNİF E- Dergi, 6(1), 32-52.
-
Yaşlıoğlu, M. M. (2017). Sosyal bilimlerde faktör analizi ve geçerlilik: keşfedici ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizlerinin
kullanılması. İstanbul Üniversitesi İşletme Fakültesi Dergisi, 46, 74-85.
-
Yavana Rani, S., & Prerana, M. (2021). Social media influence on the investment decisions among the young
adults in ındia. Asia-Pacific Journal of Management and Technology, 2(1), 17–26.
-
Yixuan, C. (2024). Research on how social media sentiment affects the stock market. Advances İn Economics,
Management And Political Sciences, 2754 (1169), 143–153.
-
Zhang, Y., Jiang, H., & Wu, L. (2022). Collective action and financial markets: lessons from wallstreetbets on
reddit. Computational Social Science Journal, 17(2), 330–345.
-
Zollo, L., Filieri, R., & Rialti, R. (2021). Understanding the relationship between social media and financial decision-
making. International Journal of Information Management, 58, 120–130.
Finansal Bilgiye Erişimde Sosyal Medyanın Etkisi:Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli (YEM) İle Bir İnceleme
Year 2025,
Volume: 14 Issue: 4, 1512 - 1533, 03.10.2025
Mehmet Cihangir
,
Salim Köksal
Abstract
Bu çalışma, sosyal medya ve internet içeriklerinin bireysel yatırım kararları üzerindeki etkisini incelemektedir. Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi’nden 251 akademik ve idari personelle gerçekleştirilen anket verileri SPSS ve AMOS yazılımları ile analiz edilmiştir. Yatırım bilgi değişkeninin bağımlı değişken olarak ele alındığı çalışmada bağımsız değişken olarak bilgi kalitesi ve sosyal ağ siteleri değişkenleri ile demografik değişkenler kullanılmıştır. Bulgular, sosyal medyanın finansal bilgiye erişimi kolaylaştırırken, yanıltıcı içerikler ve spekülatif bilgilerin risk oluşturduğunu göstermektedir. Yapısal Eşitlik Model (YEM) ile analiz yapılan çalışmada sosyal medya kullanımının yatırım bilgisini pozitif yönlü etkilediği, bilgi kalitesinin ise yatırım bilgisini negatif yönlü etkilediği ortaya çıkmıştır. Benzer şekilde teknoloji kullanım düzeyinin ve alım-satımla ilgili iyi veya kötü haberlerin yatırım bilgi düzeyi üzerinde etkisi olduğu bulunmuştur. Katılımcılar geleneksel medya yerine sosyal medya ve dijital haber kanallarını tercih etmekte, teknoloji kullanım becerisi yüksek bireyler daha bilinçli yatırım kararları almaktadır. Sonuç olarak, sosyal medya ve internet içeriklerinin yatırımlar üzerinde çift yönlü etkisi vurgulanmakta; dijital içeriklerin dikkatle değerlendirilmesi, finansal okuryazarlığın artırılması ve güvenilir bilgi kaynaklarının teşvik edilmesi gerekliliği ortaya konmaktadır.
Ethical Statement
“Finansal Bilgiye Erişimde Sosyal Medyanın Etkisi: Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli (YEM) İle Bir İnceleme” 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 Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Araştırma Etik Kurulu’nun 18.10.2024 tarih ve 10/1 sayılı toplantısında alınmıştır.
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İnvestigation Through The Theory Of Planned Behavior. Business Perspectives and Research, 11(1), 44-62.
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Al Atoom, S. A., Alafi, K. K., & Al-Fedawi, M. M. (2021). The effect of social media on making investment decisions
for investors in amman financial market. International Journal Of Innovation, Creativity And Change, 15(6),
934-960.
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Awad, A., Aziz, A. F., & Shma, T. R. (2025). İnvestment behavior in the Egyptian stock market: The impact of
social media on investor decision-making. Investment Management and Financial Innovations, 22(1), 203-212.
http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.22(1).2025.16
-
Aydemir, Z., & Ertürkmen, G. (2025). Üniversite öğrencilerinde kitle iletişim araçlarının finansal tutum ve
davranış üzerindeki etkisi: Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi örneği. Black Sea Journal
Of Public And Social Science, 8(1), 18-27.
-
Başarır, Y. (2021). Yatırım kararlarının alınmasında sürü davranışı: Literatür taraması. Ekonomi ve Finansal
Araştırmalar Dergisi, 3(2), 129-141.
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The Quarterly Journal Of Economics, 116(1), 261-292.
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Business School).
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Behavioral Finance, 22(3), 100-115.
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New Delhi.
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1–4.
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Daulay, M. A. A., Marliyah, M., & Silalahi, P. R. (2025). The influence of social media, digitalization, and financial
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sites. International Journal Of Accounting Information Systems, 2(3), 149-168.
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152.
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Fitri, F., & Hariyanto, D. (2024). The impact of social media, herding bias, gambler’s fallacy, and framing effect
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Humanities, 15, 202–207.
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Gao, M., & Huang, J. (2020). Informing the market: the effect of modern ınformation technologies on
ınformation production. Review Of Financial Studies, 33, 1367–1411.
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Jansen, J., & Van Schaik, P. (2020). Technology adoption in financial decision making. Financial Research
Journal, 12(2), 47-62.
-
Joshi, P. R., & Rawat, B. R. (2025). Social Media Influence on Investment Decisions: Insights from Nepal’s Capital
Market. KMC Journal, 7(1), 218–233. https://doi.org/10.3126/kmcj.v7i1.75133
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Khadka, S. ve Chapagain, B. (2023). “Relationship between Social Media and Investment Decisions in the
Nepali Stock Market”, The Spectrum, Vol. 1 No. 1 April 2023, p.98-116. https://doi.org/10.3126/spectrum.v1i1.54943
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Kadous, K., Mercer, M., & Zhou, Y. (2025). Why do investors rely on low-quality investment advice?
Experimental evidence from social media platforms. Behavioral Research in Accounting, 37(1), 97-115.
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ve İşletme Dergisi, 10(2), 243-262.
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machine learning approach to analyzing market dynamics. Journal of Comprehensive Business
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Egzersiz ve Spor Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi, 4(1), 33-47.
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Karagöz, Y. (2016). Spss ve amos 23 uygulamalı istatistiksel analizler. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.
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Khan, A., Anjum, R., & Khan, M. (2021). Investor perception of cryptocurrency: A moderating role of social media
on decision-making. Global Economics Review, VI(IV), 136-149.
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Kim, J., Park, H., & Lee, S. (2022). Financial education on youtube: a new avenue for enhancing financial
literacy. Journal Of Financial Education, 48(2), 135-145.
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Kim, A., & Dennis, A. R. (2019). Says who? The effects of presentation format and source rating on fake news in
social media. MIS Quarterly, 43(3), 1025–1039.
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Kipp, P., Zhang, Y., & Tadesse, A. (2019). Can social media interaction and message features influence
nonprofessional investors' perceptions of firms? Journal of Information Systems, 33, 77–98.
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Korkmaz, E.V. & Korkmaz, Y. (2017). Üniversite öğrencilerinin sosyal medya kullanım alışkanlıkları ve internet
üzerinden girişimcilik faaliyetlerine ilişkin algıları, Selçuk Üniversitesi Beyşehir Ali Akkanat Kampüsü örneği.
PressAcademia Procedia, 3(1), 582-589. https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.634
-
Lee, K. C., Chung, N., & Kang, I. (2008). Understanding individual investor's behavior with financial information
disclosed on the web sites. Behaviour & Information Technology, 27(3), 219-227.
-
Lee, S., & Xu, J. (2021). Clubhouse and the future of live audio social media: Financial discussions in the digital
age. Technology and Society Review, 35(4), 290–310.
-
Lederer, A. L., Maupin, D. J., Sena, M. P., & Zhuang, Y. (2000). The technology acceptance model and the world
wide web. Decision Support Systems, 29(3), 269-282.
-
Lusardi, A., & Mitchell, O. S. (2011). Financial literacy and retirement planning in the united states. Journal Of
Pension Economics and Finance, 10(4), 276-300.
-
Maniy, R. V., Priyan, R., Selvan, T., Sadanand, P., & G., (2023). The impact of social media on investment
decisions: an empirical analysis of user behavior on investment platforms. International Research Journal of
Modernization in Engineering Technology and Science, 5(5), 3992–4000.
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Marselino, N., & Martilova, N. (2024). Analisis Pengaruh Platform Media Sosial terhadap Minat Berinvestasi
Generasi Milenial di Pasar Modal (Studi Kasus pada Mahasiswa Jurusan Perbankan Syariah Angkatan 19
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cognitive heuristics. Journal Of Pragmatics, 59, 210-220.
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örneği. Akademik İncelemeler Dergisi, 14(1), 443-462.
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Puschmann, T., & Hesse, T. (2021). The risks and rewards of short-video platforms in financial education.
Technological Forecasting And Social Change, 168, 90-105.
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Rojecki, A., & Meraz, S. (2016). Rumors and factitious informational blends: the role of the web in speculative
politics. New Media & Society, 18, 25–43.
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Shin, S. H., Kim, K. T., & Seay, M. (2020). Sources of information and portfolio allocation. Journal of Economic
Psychology, 76, 102212.
-
Smrithi, S., & Selvi, S. (2024). A study on the social media influence on financial decisions. International Journal
For Research İn Applied Science and Engineering Technology, 12(4), 3388–3395.
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45(1), 85-106.
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TS Kumar N. & Mayya, S. (2024). The ımpact of social media on ınvestors' decision-making in the stock
market: A case study of angel broking users in tumkur. International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research, 6, 3,
May-June 2024, 1-11, https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i03.23550.
-
Yaşar, İ. H. ve Uğurhan, Y. Z. C. (2021). Sosyal medyada güven ve teyit: sosyal medya kullanım sıklığı
bağlamında bir inceleme. İNİF E- Dergi, 6(1), 32-52.
-
Yaşlıoğlu, M. M. (2017). Sosyal bilimlerde faktör analizi ve geçerlilik: keşfedici ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizlerinin
kullanılması. İstanbul Üniversitesi İşletme Fakültesi Dergisi, 46, 74-85.
-
Yavana Rani, S., & Prerana, M. (2021). Social media influence on the investment decisions among the young
adults in ındia. Asia-Pacific Journal of Management and Technology, 2(1), 17–26.
-
Yixuan, C. (2024). Research on how social media sentiment affects the stock market. Advances İn Economics,
Management And Political Sciences, 2754 (1169), 143–153.
-
Zhang, Y., Jiang, H., & Wu, L. (2022). Collective action and financial markets: lessons from wallstreetbets on
reddit. Computational Social Science Journal, 17(2), 330–345.
-
Zollo, L., Filieri, R., & Rialti, R. (2021). Understanding the relationship between social media and financial decision-
making. International Journal of Information Management, 58, 120–130.
The Impact of Social Media on Access to Financial Information: An Analysis Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)
Year 2025,
Volume: 14 Issue: 4, 1512 - 1533, 03.10.2025
Mehmet Cihangir
,
Salim Köksal
Abstract
This study examines the impact of social media and internet content on individual investment decisions. Survey data conducted with 251 academic and administrative staff from Osmaniye Korkut Ata University were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS software. In the study where the investment information variable is considered as the dependent variable, the independent variables used were information quality and social networking sites variables, along with demographic variables. The findings indicate that while social media facilitates access to financial information, misleading content and speculative information pose risks. In the study analyzed using the Structural Equation Model (SEM), it was found that the use of social media positively affects investment knowledge, while the quality of information negatively impacts investment knowledge. Similarly, it has been found that the level of technology usage and good or bad news related to buying and selling have an impact on the level of investment knowledge. Participants prefer social media and digital news channels over traditional media, and individuals with high technology usage skills make more informed investment decisions. In conclusion, the dual impact of social media and internet content on investments is emphasized; the necessity of carefully evaluating digital content, increasing financial literacy, and promoting reliable information sources is highlighted.
Ethical Statement
During the writing process of the study “The Impact of Social Media on Access to Financial Information: An Analysis Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)” scientific rules, ethical and citation rules were followed. No falsification was made on the collected data and this study was not sent to any other academic publication medium for evaluation. In addition, permission was obtained from the Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi Mayıs University Social and Humanities Sciences Research Ethics Committee (Date: 18/10/2024 and Decision no: 10/1) to conduct the research
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