THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION, FAMILY LIFE SATISFACTION AND LONELINESS
Öz
In this study, which aims to explain social media addiction in relation to family life satisfaction and loneliness, a face-to-face survey was conducted with 429 individuals aged 18 and over in Konya. During the analysis process, levels of social media addiction, family life satisfaction, and loneliness, as well as the associations of these variables with socio-demographic characteristics and social media usage patterns were evaluated. The findings indicate that participants’ levels of social media addiction and loneliness were low, whereas their level of family life satisfaction was high. The level of social media addiction differed significantly according to participants’ education, occupation, and living arrangement; in particular, addiction levels were found to be higher among students, those living in dormitories, and those living with housemates. Correlation analyses showed that social media addiction was negatively associated with family life satisfaction and positively associated with loneliness. In addition, a significant negative association was found among family life satisfaction and loneliness. In terms of social media platforms, the duration of Instagram use was particularly noteworthy, as it was positively associated with social media addiction and loneliness, but negatively associated with family life satisfaction.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Loneliness, Family Life Satisfaction, Instagram, Social Media Addiction.
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