Mindfulness and Satisfaction of Psychological Needs as Predictors of Adolescents’ Social Media Disorder

Abstract

Objectives: In this study, mindfulness (MN) and satisfaction of psychological needs (SPN) were considered as structures that protect adolescents’ mental health against social media disorder (SMD). The main purpose of the study was to examine the relationships between MN levels, SPN levels and SMD levels of adolescents and to examine the predictive level of MN and SPN on SMD levels of adolescents. Methods: The model was predictive associational survey model. The sample was consisted of 521 adolescents (Mage: 16,02; SD: 1,16; %37 girls, %67 boys) from the central districts of Izmir province in Turkey. Data were collected by Social Media Disorder Scale, Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale – Adolescents, Psychological Need Satisfaction Scale with a questionnaire to gather demographic information. Results: Results showed that there were negative correlations between mindfulness levels and SMD levels, between the satisfaction of competence need levels and SMD levels. There were positive correlations between the satisfaction of relatedness need levels and the SMD levels. There was no significant relationship between the satisfaction need for autonomy and social media disorder. Mindfulness, satisfaction of competence need and relatedness need together, predict the social media disorder levels of adolescents significantly and they explain 26,1% of the total variance. Conclusion: Mindfulness and competence need satisfaction protect adolescents from social media disorder more than a quarter. However as the need to be related increases, social media disorder increase.

Keywords

• Social media disorder
• mindfulness
• basic psychological needs
• psychological needs satisfaction.

ERGENLERİN SOSYAL MEDYA BOZUKLUĞUNUN YORDAYICILARI OLARAK BİLİNÇLİ FARKINDALIK VE PSİKOLOJİK İHTİYAÇLARIN DOYUMU

Abstract

Amaçlar: Bu çalışmada, bilinçli farkındalığın ve psikolojik ihtiyaçların doyumunun ergenlerin ruh sağlığını sosyal medya bozukluğuna karşı koruyan yapılar olduğu düşünülmüştür. Çalışmanın temel amacı, ergenlerin bilinçli farkındalık düzeyleri, psikolojik ihtiyaçlarının doyum düzeyleri ve sosyal medya bozukluğu düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkileri incelemek ve bilinçli farkındalık ve psikolojik ihtiyaçlarının doyumunun ergenlerin sosyal medya bozukluğu düzeyleri üzerindeki yordayıcı düzeyini incelemektir. Yöntem: Model, yordayıcı ilişkisel tarama modelidir. Örneklem, Türkiye'de İzmir ilinin merkez ilçelerinden 521 ergenden (Ort: 16,02; SS: 1,16; %37 kız, %67 erkek) oluşmaktadır. Veriler Sosyal Medya Bozukluğu Ölçeği, Bilinçli Dikkat ve Farkındalık Ölçeği-Ergen Formu, Psikolojik İhtiyaç Doyumu Ölçeği ve demografik bilgileri almak için bir anket ile toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Bulgular, bilinçli farkındalık düzeyleri ile sosyal medya bozukluğu düzeyleri arasında, yetkinlik ihtiyacının doyum düzeyi ile sosyal medya bozukluğu düzeyleri arasında negatif korelasyon olduğunu göstermiştir. İlişkili olma ihtiyacı doyum düzeyi ile sosyal medya bozukluğu düzeyleri arasında pozitif korelasyon vardır. Özerklik ihtiyacının doyumu ile sosyal medya bozukluğu arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmamıştır. Bilinçli farkındalık, yetkinlik ihtiyacının doyumu ve ilişkili olma ihtiyacının doyumu ile birlikte ergenlerin sosyal medya bozukluğu düzeylerini anlamlı şekilde yordamakta ve toplam varyansın %26,1'ini açıklamaktadır. Sonuçlar: Bilinçli farkındalık ve yetkinlik ihtiyacı doyumu ergenleri sosyal medya bozukluğundan %25’ten fazla korumaktadır. Ancak ilişkili olma ihtiyacı arttıkça sosyal medya bozukluğu da artmaktadır.

Keywords

• Sosyal medya bozukluğu
• bilinçli farkındalık
• temel psikolojik ihtiyaçlar
• psikolojik ihtiyaçların doyumu.

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