Ebeveyn Duygusal Erişilebilirliği ve Sosyal Medya Bağımlılığı: Yalnızlığın Aracı Rolü

Year 2024, Volume: 11 Issue: 2, 84 - 97, 03.12.2024

İbrahim Dadandı , Fatih Aydın

https://doi.org/10.33710/sduijes.1523519

Abstract

Sosyal medyanın aşırı ve problemli kullanımı özellikle genç nüfus arasında yaygın bir sorundur. Son araştırmalar bireylerin sosyal medya bağımlılığı eğilimleri ve ebeveynleri ile olan ilişkilerinin niteliği arasındaki anlamlı ilişkilere vurgu yapmasına karşın, bu bağlantıların altında yatan psikolojik mekanizmalar yeterince incelenmemiştir. Bu araştırmanın amacı ebeveyn duygusal erişilebilirliği ile sosyal medya bağımlılığı arasındaki ilişkide yalnızlığın aracı rolünü incelemektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda 192’si (%58.9) kadın, 134’ü (%41.1) erkek olmak üzere toplam 326 üniversite öğrencisine ulaşılmış ve çevrimiçi anket ile veri toplanmıştır. Veri toplama araçları arasında Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Ebeveyn Duygusal Erişilebilirliği Ölçeği, UCLA Yalnızlık Ölçeği-Kısa Form (ULS-8) ve Bergen Sosyal Medya Bağımlılığı Ölçeği yer almaktadır. Araştırma verileri Pearson-Momentler Çarpımı Korelasyonu ve Hayes’in Aracılık Analizi prosedürleri takip edilerek analiz edilmiştir. Sonuçlar anne ve baba duygusal erişilebilirliği ile sosyal medya bağımlılığı arasındaki ilişkide yalnızlığın aracı bir rol üstlendiğini göstermiştir. Bu bulgular ebeveynlerin duygusal açıdan erişilebilir olarak algılanmalarının üniversite öğrencilerinin yalnızlık düzeylerini azaltarak sosyal medya bağımlılığına karşı koruyucu bir faktör olabileceğine işaret etmektedir. Araştırmanın sonuçları, sosyal medya bağımlılığının çözümlenmesinde bireylere, ailelere ve uzmanlara yol gösterici niteliktedir.

Keywords

Ebeveyn duygusal erişilebilirliği, Yalnızlık, Sosyal medya bağımlılığı

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışma Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Etik Kurulu tarafından onaylanmıştır (Karar no: 14/25)

Parental Emotional Availability and Social Media Addiction: The Mediating Role of Loneliness

Abstract

Excessive and problematic use of social media is an increasingly common issue, especially among the young population. Although recent research has emphasized significant relationships between individuals' tendencies toward social media addiction and the quality of their relationships with their parents, the psychological mechanisms underlying these connections have not been sufficiently investigated. This study aimed to examine the mediating role of loneliness in the relationship between parental emotional availability and social media addiction. For this purpose, a total of 326 university students, 192 (58.9%) female, and 134 (41.1%) male were reached and data were collected via an online survey. Data collection tools included the Personal Information Form, the Lum Emotional Availability of Parents (LEAP) Scale, the UCLA Loneliness Scale-Short Form (ULS-8), and the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale. The data were analyzed using the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation and Hayes' Mediation Analysis procedures. The results indicate that loneliness plays a mediating role in the relationship between maternal and paternal emotional availability and social media addiction. These findings indicate that perceiving parents as emotionally available may serve as a protective factor against social media addiction among university students by reducing their levels of loneliness. Results of this study can guide individuals, families, and experts in the analysis of social media addiction.

Keywords

Parental emotional availability, Loneliness, Social media addiction, Mediation analysis

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