The Effect of Personality Traits on Social Media Addiction

Ersen Fazıl Çöllü; Eyüp Erdal Yörük; Mehmet Erhan Summak

doi:10.52642/susbed.1854677

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Kişilik Özelliklerinin Sosyal Medya Bağımlılığı Üzerindeki Etkisi

Öz

Sosyal medyanın günlük hayata entegrasyonu, sosyal medya bağımlılığı ve dijital tükenmişlik gibi önemli psikolojik zorlukları beraberinde getirmiştir. Bu çalışma, Konya'da 798 katılımcıdan oluşan bir örneklemde Beş Faktör Kişilik Özelliklerinin sosyal medya bağımlılığı üzerindeki yordayıcı gücünü incelemiştir. Veriler, Sosyal Medya Bağımlılığı Ölçeği (SMBÖ) ve Beş Faktör Kişilik Envanteri aracılığıyla toplanmış; yapısal geçerlilik Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizi (DFA) ile teyit edilmiştir. Çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizi, kişilik çerçevesinin bağımlılığı anlamlı düzeyde yordadığını ve toplam varyansın %19,4'ünü (R² = 0,194) açıkladığını ortaya koymuştur. Metodolojik güvenilirlik, VIF değerleri (1,15–1,32) ve gözlemlerin bağımsızlığına yönelik prosedürel önlemlerle sağlanmış; kesitsel (cross-sectional) çerçevede Durbin-Watson istatistiği (0,834) gerekçelendirilmiştir. Sorumluluk (Beta = -0,301, p < 0,001) ve Uyumluluk (Beta = -0,166, p = 0,001) temel koruyucu faktörler olarak belirlenirken; Deneyime Açıklık (Beta = 0,119, p = 0,023) ve Nevrotiklik (Beta = 0,106, p = 0,038) anlamlı risk faktörleri olarak ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu bulgular, dijital refahta bireysel kişilik farklılıklarının kritik rolünü vurgulamakta ve müdahale stratejilerinin algoritmik çağda psikolojik dayanıklılığı ve öz düzenleme becerilerini artırmaya odaklanması gerektiğini göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Sosyal Medya Bağımlılığı, Kişilik Özellikleri, Beş Faktör Kişilik Modeli, Algoritmik Tükenmişlik, Dijital Stres

The Effect of Personality Traits on Social Media Addiction

Öz

This study investigated the predictive power of the Big Five personality traits on social media addiction among 798 participants in Konya, Türkiye. Structural validity of the Social Media Addiction Scale (SMAS) and the Five-Factor Personality Inventory was confirmed through Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Multiple linear regression analysis indicates that personality traits significantly predict addiction and account for 19.4% (R² = .194) of the total variance. Methodological robustness was confirmed through VIF values (1.15–1.32) and procedural safeguards for the independence of observations to justify the Durbin-Watson statistic (0.834) within the cross-sectional framework. Conscientiousness (Beta = -0.301, p < 0.001) and Agreeableness (Beta = -0.166, p = 0.001) appeared to be protective factors while Openness to Experience (Beta = 0.119, p = 0.023) and Neuroticism (Beta = 0.106, p = 0.038) emerged as significant risk factors. These findings suggest that individual personality differences are notable determinants of digital well-being and imply that interventions should focus on enhancing self-regulation and psychological resilience in algorithmic environments.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Social Media Addiction, Big Five Personality Traits, Algorithmic Burnout, Digital Resilience, Technostress

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

İletişim Teknolojisi ve Dijital Medya Çalışmaları

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Ersen Fazıl Çöllü ^*
0000-0001-5871-4928
Türkiye

Eyüp Erdal Yörük
0000-0001-6802-9502
Türkiye

Mehmet Erhan Summak
0000-0002-1678-0609
Türkiye

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Nisan 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

2 Ocak 2026

Kabul Tarihi

31 Mart 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Sayı: 59

DOI

https://doi.org/10.52642/susbed.1854677

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https://izlik.org/JA56CL59SL

APA

Çöllü, E. F., Yörük, E. E., & Summak, M. E. (2026). The Effect of Personality Traits on Social Media Addiction. Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 59, 264-283. https://doi.org/10.52642/susbed.1854677

AMA

1.Çöllü EF, Yörük EE, Summak ME. The Effect of Personality Traits on Social Media Addiction. SUSBED. 2026;(59):264-283. doi:10.52642/susbed.1854677

Chicago

Çöllü, Ersen Fazıl, Eyüp Erdal Yörük, ve Mehmet Erhan Summak. 2026. “The Effect of Personality Traits on Social Media Addiction”. Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, sy 59: 264-83. https://doi.org/10.52642/susbed.1854677.

EndNote

Çöllü EF, Yörük EE, Summak ME (01 Nisan 2026) The Effect of Personality Traits on Social Media Addiction. Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 59 264–283.

IEEE

[1]E. F. Çöllü, E. E. Yörük, ve M. E. Summak, “The Effect of Personality Traits on Social Media Addiction”, SUSBED, sy 59, ss. 264–283, Nis. 2026, doi: 10.52642/susbed.1854677.

ISNAD

Çöllü, Ersen Fazıl - Yörük, Eyüp Erdal - Summak, Mehmet Erhan. “The Effect of Personality Traits on Social Media Addiction”. Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 59 (01 Nisan 2026): 264-283. https://doi.org/10.52642/susbed.1854677.

JAMA

1.Çöllü EF, Yörük EE, Summak ME. The Effect of Personality Traits on Social Media Addiction. SUSBED. 2026;:264–283.

MLA

Çöllü, Ersen Fazıl, vd. “The Effect of Personality Traits on Social Media Addiction”. Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, sy 59, Nisan 2026, ss. 264-83, doi:10.52642/susbed.1854677.

Vancouver

1.Ersen Fazıl Çöllü, Eyüp Erdal Yörük, Mehmet Erhan Summak. The Effect of Personality Traits on Social Media Addiction. SUSBED. 01 Nisan 2026;(59):264-83. doi:10.52642/susbed.1854677

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Kişilik Özelliklerinin Sosyal Medya Bağımlılığı Üzerindeki Etkisi

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The Effect of Personality Traits on Social Media Addiction

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