Bilişsel Hataların Yordayıcıları: Medya Çoklu Görevi ve Gelişmeleri Kaçırma Korkusu

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmada günlük hayatta karşılaşılan bilişsel hataların medya çoklu görev sıklığına ve gelişmeleri kaçırma korkusuna bağlı olarak değişimi incelenmiştir. Yöntem: İlişkisel kesitsel desen kullanılarak yürütülen araştırmaya Bilişsel Hatalar Ölçeği, Medya Çoklu Görev Ölçeği, Sosyal Medya Çoklu Görev Ölçeği ve Gelişmeleri Kaçırma Korkusu Ölçeğini dolduran 18- 35 yaşları arasında (Ort.yaş = 20,69, SS = 3,05) 315 katılımcının verisi dahil edilmiştir. Veriler, Pearson korelasyon analizi ve hiyerarşik çoklu regresyon analiziyle incelenmiştir. Regresyon modelinde yaş ve günlük sosyal medya kullanım süresi kontrol edilmiştir. Bulgular: Bilişsel hata puanları ile günlük sosyal medya kullanım süresinin (r = ,19, p < ,001), medya çoklu görev sıklığının (r = ,30, p < ,001), akademik-sosyal medya çoklu görev sıklığının (r = ,30, p < ,001) ve gelişmeleri kaçırma korkusunun (r = ,30, p < 0,001) anlamlı yönde pozitif ilişkisi olduğu gösterilmiştir. Regresyon analizi sonucunda gelişmeleri kaçırma korkusunun (β = ,206, p < ,001), medya çoklu görevi sıklığının (β = ,197, p < ,001) ve akademik-sosyal medya çoklu görev sıklığının (β = ,171, p = ,003) birlikte bilişsel hata puanlarındaki varyansın %17’sini açıkladığı görülmüştür (düzeltilmiş R2= ,170). Bilişsel hataların en büyük yordayıcısının gelişmeleri kaçırma korkusu olduğu saptanmış olup ardından sırasıyla medya çoklu görev sıklığı ve akademik-sosyal medya çoklu görev sıklığı gelmiştir. Sonuç: Bulgular, bilişsel hataların sosyal medyada geçirilen süreden ziyade, gelişmeleri kaçırma korkusu gibi medya kullanım motivasyonları ve çoklu görev davranışları gibi kullanım bağlamlarıyla daha güçlü biçimde ilişkili olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

• Bilişsel Hatalar
• Medya Çoklu Görevi
• Gelişmeleri Kaçırma Korkusu

Predictors of Cognitive Failures: Media Multitasking and Fear of Missing Out

Abstract

Objective: This study examined how cognitive failures encountered in daily life vary depending on the frequency of multitasking and the fear of missing out (FoMO). Method: Using a correlational cross-sectional design, the study included data from 315 participants aged 18-35 (Mage = 20.69, SD = 3.05) who completed the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire, the Short Media Multitasking Measure, the Social Media Multitasking Scale, and the Fear of Missing Out Scale. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and hierarchical multiple regression. In the regression model, age and daily time spent on social media use were included as control variables. Results: Cognitive failure scores showed significant positive correlations with daily time spent on social media (r = .19, p < .001), media multitasking frequency (r = .30, p < .001), academic-social media multitasking frequency (r = .30, p < .001), and FoMO (r = .30, p < .001). Hierarchical regression results indicated that fear of missing out (β = .206, p < .001), media multitasking frequency (β = .197, p < .001), and academic-social media multitasking frequency (β = .171, p = .003) together accounted for 17% of the variance in cognitive failures (adjusted R2 = .170). FoMO emerged as the strongest predictor of cognitive failures, followed by media multitasking frequency and academic-social media multitasking frequency. Conclusion: The findings suggest that cognitive failures are more strongly associated with media use motivations such as FoMO, and with the context of media use, such as multitasking behaviours, rather than with the amount of time spent on social media.

Keywords

• Cognitive Failures
• Media Multitasking
• Fear of Missing Out

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