Tıp Öğrencilerinde Phubbing, Ekran Süresi ve Zihin Kuramı: Kesitsel Bir Çalışma

Öz

Bu araştırmada, tıp fakültesi öğrencilerinde ekran kullanım alışkanlıkları, phubbing davranışı ve sosyal bilişsel işlevlerden biri olan zihin kuramı performansı arasındaki ilişkinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çevrimiçi olarak araştırmaya davet edilen öğrencilerden katılmayı kabul eden 110 kişi; sosyodemografik özellikler ve akıllı telefon kullanım alışkanlıklarına ilişkin sorular içeren anketi, Genel Phubbing Ölçeği ve Gözlerden Zihin Okuma Testi'ni (GZOT) tamamlamıştır. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, korelasyon ve regresyon analizleri kullanılmıştır. Haftalık ekran süresi ile phubbing toplam puanı (p=0.007), nomofobi (p=0.002) ve kişilerarası çatışma (p=0.006) arasında anlamlı pozitif korelasyon saptanmıştır. Ekran süresihiyerarşik regresyon analizinde modele anlamlı katkı sağlayarak phubbing ile bağımsız ilişki göstermiştir (ΔR²=0.079; p=0.004). Phubbing ile GZOT arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişki saptanmamıştır. Tıp öğrencilerinde phubbing davranışı ile ekran süresi gibi dijital kullanım alışkanlıkları arasında ilişki bulunurken sosyal bilişsel işlev olarak zihin kuramı performansıyla istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmamıştır. Bildiğimiz kadarıyla bu, phubbing davranışı ve zihin kuramı performansını birlikte değerlendiren ilk çalışmadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Akıllı Telefon
• Zihin Kuramı
• Sosyal Beceriler
• Tıp Öğrencileri

Destekleyen Kurum

Yok

Etik Beyan

Bu çalışma Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Girişimsel Olmayan Klinik Araştırmalar Etik Kurulu tarafından onaylanmıştır (Karar no: 08, Tarih: 22.04.2025). Araştırma Helsinki Bildirgesi ilkelerine uygun olarak yürütülmüş, tüm katılımcılardan çevrimiçi bilgilendirilmiş onam alınmıştır.

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Phubbing, Screen Time, and Theory of Mind in Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Öz

This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between screen use habits, phubbing behavior, and theory of mind performance—one of the social cognitive functions—in medical students. Of the students invited to the study online, 110 who agreed to participate completed a questionnaire including items on sociodemographic characteristics and smartphone use habits, the Generic Scale of Phubbing, and the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET). Descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression analyses were used in the analysis of the data. Significant positive correlations were found between weekly screen time and the phubbing total score (p=0.007), nomophobia (p=0.002), and interpersonal conflict (p=0.006). In the hierarchical regression analysis, screen time contributed significantly to the model and was      independently associated with phubbing scores (ΔR²=0.079; p=0.004). No statistically significant association was found between phubbing and the RMET. While phubbing behavior was associated with digital use habits such as screen time in medical students, no statistically significant association with theory of mind performance was detected in the present sample. To our knowledge, this is the first study to evaluate phubbing behavior and theory of mind performance together.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Smartphone
• Theory of Mind
• Social Skills
• Medical Students

Destekleyen Kurum

None

Etik Beyan

. The study was approved by the Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine (approval no: 08, date: 22.04.2025). The study was conducted in accordance with principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Online informed consent was obtained from all participants.

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