Sosyal Ağlarda Arkadaş Olmak: Keşifsel Bir Araştırma

Yıl 2019, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 18, 5 - 38, 01.01.2019

Cemil Akkaş Hülya Bakırtaş

Öz

Sosyal ağların günlük hayatın vazgeçilmez bir parçası olması ve gün içerisinde yaygın kullanılması nedeniyle sosyal ağ arkadaşlıklarının öneminin giderek arttığı görülmektedir. Özellikle sosyal ağlar, gençler tarafından sosyalleşmenin yeni bir aracı olarak kabul edilmektedir. Bu nedenle bireyler sosyal ağlar üzerinden yeni arkadaşlıklar kurmayı amaçlamaktadır. Kurulan arkadaşlıkların bazıları gerçek dünyada, bazıları ise sanal dünyanın bir parçası olan sosyal ağlarda çeşitli nedenlerle sonlanabilmektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı, Facebook kullanıcılarının tanımadıkları kişiler ile arkadaş kalması ya da bu kişileri arkadaşlıktan çıkarmasını etkileyen unsurları ortaya çıkarmaktır. Öncelikle, hayali Facebook hesapları oluşturulmuştur. Uygulama Aksaray Üniversitesi öğrencileri üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Hayali hesapların profil fotoğrafı, cinsiyeti, aynı üniversitede eğitim alma ve ilişki durumunun kullanıcıların arkadaş kalma davranışı ile arasındaki ilişki ölçülmüştür. Ayrıca katılımcıların demografik özelliklerine göre arkadaşlığı sürdürme davranışındaki farklılıklar da analiz edilmiştir. Sonuçlar incelendiğinde, erkek kullanıcıların arkadaş kalma oranının kadın kullanıcılara göre daha yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. Bununla birlikte, istek gönderen hesabın cinsiyeti, profil fotoğrafı, eğitim ve ilişki durumunun, katılımcıların arkadaş kalma davranışı üzerinde bir etkisinin olmadığı bulgusuna ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca katılımcıların demografik farklılıklarının arkadaş kalma davranışı üzerinde herhangi bir etkisinin olmadığı ulaşılan diğer bir bulgudur. Elde edilen bulgular, ilgili literatüre ile paraleldir

Anahtar Kelimeler

Sosyal Ağlar, Arkadaşlık, Facebook, Arkadaşlıktan Çıkarma

Kaynakça

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