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A Field Study on Determining the Social Media Addiction Levels of Academicians: Validity and Reliability Study
Abstract
Objective: The main purpose of this research was to find out the social media addiction levels of academicians and to reveal whether the scale used is a valid and reliable scale. In addition, it is another aim of the study to determine which variables differ in terms of social media addictions of academics whose social media addiction levels are determined.
Methods: A total of 430 academicians, 199 of whom were females and 231 males, participated in this study. The validity and reliability of the scale were tested by performing exploratory and confirmatory factor analyzes and reliability analyzes on the data collected from the academicians reached by the online survey method. Then, the differences of the factors, whose validity and reliability were ensured by using parametric techniques, according to demographic variables were examined.
Results: The exploratory factor analysis done on the data collected from academicians reached by online survey method, showed that the scale had four sub-factors called Virtual Tolerance (Slacking), Virtual Interaction, Virtual Communication, and Emotional State. Obtained sub-factors were subjected to confirmatory factor analysis and it was seen that the fit indices gave good results. Since the Cronbach's alpha value, which was used to measure the reliability of the scale, was also high, the scale used to measure the social media addiction levels of academicians was found to be valid and reliable. The differences of the factors that were found to be valid and reliable according to demographic variables were examined.
Conclusions: The result of the analysis demonstrated that addiction levels of single academicians were more than that of the married academicians; young or old academicians’ social media addiction levels were more than that of middle-aged academicians. Clearly, this study revealed that as the academic title increases, social media addiction levels of academicians decreases.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
June 29, 2022
Submission Date
March 15, 2022
Acceptance Date
June 1, 2022
Published in Issue
Year 2022 Volume: 14 Number: 2
APA
Mutlu, H. T., Sine Nazlı, R., & Sarı, G. (2022). A Field Study on Determining the Social Media Addiction Levels of Academicians: Validity and Reliability Study. Konuralp Medical Journal, 14(2), 344-356. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.1088492
AMA
1.Mutlu HT, Sine Nazlı R, Sarı G. A Field Study on Determining the Social Media Addiction Levels of Academicians: Validity and Reliability Study. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2022;14(2):344-356. doi:10.18521/ktd.1088492
Chicago
Mutlu, Hakan Tahiri, Rengim Sine Nazlı, and Gülşah Sarı. 2022. “A Field Study on Determining the Social Media Addiction Levels of Academicians: Validity and Reliability Study”. Konuralp Medical Journal 14 (2): 344-56. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.1088492.
EndNote
Mutlu HT, Sine Nazlı R, Sarı G (June 1, 2022) A Field Study on Determining the Social Media Addiction Levels of Academicians: Validity and Reliability Study. Konuralp Medical Journal 14 2 344–356.
IEEE
[1]H. T. Mutlu, R. Sine Nazlı, and G. Sarı, “A Field Study on Determining the Social Media Addiction Levels of Academicians: Validity and Reliability Study”, Konuralp Medical Journal, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 344–356, June 2022, doi: 10.18521/ktd.1088492.
ISNAD
Mutlu, Hakan Tahiri - Sine Nazlı, Rengim - Sarı, Gülşah. “A Field Study on Determining the Social Media Addiction Levels of Academicians: Validity and Reliability Study”. Konuralp Medical Journal 14/2 (June 1, 2022): 344-356. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.1088492.
JAMA
1.Mutlu HT, Sine Nazlı R, Sarı G. A Field Study on Determining the Social Media Addiction Levels of Academicians: Validity and Reliability Study. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2022;14:344–356.
MLA
Mutlu, Hakan Tahiri, et al. “A Field Study on Determining the Social Media Addiction Levels of Academicians: Validity and Reliability Study”. Konuralp Medical Journal, vol. 14, no. 2, June 2022, pp. 344-56, doi:10.18521/ktd.1088492.
Vancouver
1.Hakan Tahiri Mutlu, Rengim Sine Nazlı, Gülşah Sarı. A Field Study on Determining the Social Media Addiction Levels of Academicians: Validity and Reliability Study. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2022 Jun. 1;14(2):344-56. doi:10.18521/ktd.1088492


