High School Students' Perceptions About Social Media: An Example of Metaphor Analysis

Abstract

Abstract The aim of this research is to examine the daily social media usage times of 10th grade high school students and their perceptions and perspectives on the concept of social media with the metaphors they use.The phenomenological pattern, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the research. The sample of the research consists of a total of 155 10th grade students, 80 of whom are girls and 75 of whom are boys. To collect data from students, the "Social Media Metaphorical Perception Scale", which also asked about gender and daily social media time, was used.In order to determine students' mental images, that is, metaphors, regarding social media, they were requested to fill in the blanks in the statement includes the following words: "Social media is like/similar to ………………;" "because………………". Content analysis was used to analyze the data collected to examine students' metaphorical perceptions towards social media. First of all, the data obtained was divided into coded categories and themes. The percentages and frequencies of metaphors used for each theme were calculated.When the data obtained was examined, a total of 101 metaphors were identified. The identified metaphors are divided into 3 categories: positive, negative and both positive and negative. The positive category is divided into 8 different themes: obtaining information, entertainment, needs, communication and socialization, family, independence, place to collect memories and source of income. The negative category is divided into three different themes: waste of time, addiction and harm. Both positive and negative categories were discussed as a separate section in line with the metaphor explanations. The findings of the research were discussed in the light of similar studies and suggestions were made.

Keywords

• Social media
• High school students
• Metaphor

Lise Öğrencilerinin Sosyal Medyaya İlişkin Algıları: Metafor Analizi Örneği

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı lise 10. sınıfta eğitim gören öğrencilerin günlük sosyal medya kullanım sürelerinin ve sosyal medya kavramına ilişkin algılarının ve bakış açılarının kullandıkları metaforlarla incelenmesidir. Araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden olgubilim deseni kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini 80’i kız 75’i erkek olmak üzere toplam 155 10. sınıf öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Öğrencilerden verileri toplamak için cinsiyet ve günlük sosyal medya sürelerinin de sorulduğu “Sosyal Medya Metaforik Algı Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Ölçekte öğrencilerin sosyal medyaya ilişkin zihni imgelerini yani metaforları belirlemek adına “Sosyal medya ………………gibidir/a benzer; çünkü………………” ifadesindeki boşlukları doldurmaları talep edilmiştir. Öğrencilerin sosyal medyaya yönelik metaforik algılarının incelenmesi amacıyla toplanan verilerin analizinde içerik analizi kullanılmıştır. Öncelikle elde edilen veriler kodlanmış kategorilere ve temalara ayrılmıştır. Her tema için kullanılan metafor yüzde ve frekansları hesaplanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler incelendiğinde toplam 101 adet metafor belirlenmiştir. Belirlenen metaforlar olumlu, olumsuz ve hem olumlu hem olumsuz olmak üzere 3 kategoriye ayrılmıştır. Olumlu kategorisi bilgi edinme, eğlenme, gereksinim, iletişim ve sosyalleşme, aile, bağımsızlık, hatıra biriktirilen yer ve gelir kapısı şeklinde 8 farklı temaya ayrılmıştır. Olumsuz kategorisi ise zaman kaybı, bağımlılık yapma ve zarar verme şeklinde 3 farklı temaya ayrılmıştır. Hem olumlu hem olumsuz kategorisi ise metafor açıklamaları doğrultusunda ayrı bir kısım olarak ele alınmıştır. Araştırmanın bulguları benzer çalışmalar ışığında tartışılmış ve önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Keywords

• Sosyal medya
• Lise öğrencileri
• Metafor

Ethical Statement

Çalışmamızın etik kurul izni 24/04/2024 tarihinde İstanbul Aydın Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Etik Komisyonu'ndan alınmıştır.

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