The relationship between social media use disorder, alexithymia and empathy in adolescents

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 11 Sayı: 1, 63 - 72, 31.03.2024

Sevinç Mersin Sema Toker

https://doi.org/10.52880/sagakaderg.1323720

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ABSTRACT
Objectives: This research was conducted to examine the relationship between social media use disorder, alexithymia and empathy in adolescents with the structural equation model.
Method: The research was carried out with 388 adolescents as a descriptive-sectional study. Data were collected using “Information Form”, “Social Media Disorder Scale”, “Toronto Alexithymia Scale” and “Basic Empathy Scale”. In the analysis of the data, factor analysis of the scales, item-total correlation, and Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficients were calculated. The hypotheses of the research were tested with the structural equation model.
Results: The increase in the level of social media disorder in adolescents increases the level of alexithymia. Increasing the level of alexithymia decreases the level of empathy.
Conclusion: The results of this research are important in terms of showing the effect of social media use disorder on alexithymia and empathy in adolescents. In addition, this research can be used in education and health policies to be developed for the healthy use of social media in adolescents.

Anahtar Kelimeler

adolescent, social media, alexithymia, empathy

Ergenlerde sosyal medya kullanım bozukluğu, aleksitimi ve empati arasındaki ilişki

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Amaç: Bu araştırma, ergenlerde sosyal medya kullanım bozukluğu, aleksitimi ve empati arasındaki ilişkinin yapısal eşitlik modeli ile incelemesi amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Yöntem: Araştırma, 388 ergenle tanımlayıcı-kesitsel olarak yapılmıştır. Veriler, “Bilgi Formu”, “Sosyal Medya Bozukluğu Ölçeği”, “Toronto Aleksitimi Ölçeği” ve “Temel Empati Ölçeği” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde, ölçeklerin faktör analizi, madde toplam korelasyonu, Cronbach Alpha güvenilirlik katsayıları hesaplanmıştır. Araştırmanın hipotezleri yapısal eşitlik modeli ile test edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Ergenlerde sosyal medya bozukluğu düzeyinin artması, aleksitimi düzeyini arttırmaktadır. Aleksitimi düzeyinin artması ise, empati düzeyini azaltmaktadır.
Sonuç: Bu araştırmanın sonuçları, sosyal medya kullanım bozukluğunun ergenlerde aleksitimi ve empati üzerindeki etkisini göstermesi açısından önemlidir. Ayrıca, sosyal medyanın ergenlerde sağlıklı kullanımına yönelik geliştirilecek eğitim ve sağlık politikalarında, bu araştırmanın sonuçlarından yararlanılabilir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Ergen, Sosyal Medya, Aleksitimi, Empati
Kaynakça:
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Anahtar Kelimeler

ergen, sosyal medya, aleksitimi, empati

Teşekkür

Çalışmamıza katılmayı kabul eden okul yetkililerine, rehber öğretmenlere ve öğrencilere teşekkür ederiz

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