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                                                                <journal-id>etkileşim</journal-id>
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                                                                                    <journal-title>Etkileşim</journal-title>
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                            <issn pub-type="ppub">2636-7955</issn>
                                        <issn pub-type="epub">2636-8242</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Üsküdar Üniversitesi</publisher-name>
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                                        <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.32739/etkilesim.2026.9.17.341</article-id>
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                                                            <subject>Communication Studies</subject>
                                                            <subject>Social Media Studies</subject>
                                                            <subject>New Media</subject>
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                                                            <subject>İletişim Çalışmaları</subject>
                                                            <subject>Sosyal Medya Çalışmaları</subject>
                                                            <subject>Yeni Medya</subject>
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                                    <trans-title>‘NEET’ Gençlerde Dijital Sosyalleşme: Psikososyal Süreçler ve Toplumsal Entegrasyon Üzerine Uzman Görüşlerine Dayalı Nitel Bir Analiz</trans-title>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                <article-title>Digital Socialisation Among NEET Youth: A Qualitative Analysis Based on Expert Opinions on Psychosocial Processes and Social Integration</article-title>
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                                                                        <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6790-0420</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Akgül</surname>
                                    <given-names>Tuğçe Esin</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20260430">
                    <day>04</day>
                    <month>30</month>
                    <year>2026</year>
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                                                    <issue>17</issue>
                                        <fpage>340</fpage>
                                        <lpage>362</lpage>
                        
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                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20251214">
                        <day>12</day>
                        <month>14</month>
                        <year>2025</year>
                    </date>
                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20260327">
                        <day>03</day>
                        <month>27</month>
                        <year>2026</year>
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                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2018, Etkileşim</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>2018</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Etkileşim</copyright-holder>
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                            <p>Bu çalışma, ‘NEET’ gençlerin sosyal medya kullanımını ekonomik, psikolojik ve sosyo-kültürel kırılganlıkların dijital ortamdaki yansımaları üzerinden incelemektedir. Araştırma bulguları, eğitim ve istihdamdan kopuşun, aile içi baskı ve çatışmaların, toplumsal cinsiyet temelli kısıtların ve akran ilişkilerindeki zayıflamanın gençleri dijital alana yönelten temel etkenler olduğunu göstermektedir. Sosyal medya, bu koşullar altında bir iletişim aracı olmanın ötesinde görünürlük kazanma, aidiyet oluşturma, duygusal düzenleme ve benlik değerini koruma gibi ihtiyaçların karşılandığı alternatif bir psikososyal alan olarak ortaya çıkmaktadır. Bulgular, gençlerin dijital ortamda daha kontrollü bir kimlik sunumu geliştirdiklerini, reddedilme riskinin azalmasıyla çevrimdışı ilişkilerde zorlandıkları alanları çevrimiçi düzlemde telafi ettiklerini göstermektedir. Bununla birlikte, sosyal medyanın aşırı kullanımı karşılaştırma baskısı, yetersizlik duygusu ve sosyal geri çekilme gibi yeni kırılganlıklar da üretebilmektedir. Çalışma genel olarak, dijital pratiklerin ‘NEET’ gençliğin toplumsal dışlanma deneyimleriyle yakından ilişkili olduğunu; dijital katılımın ancak psikososyal destek, somut fırsatlar ve gençlere uygun sosyal çevrelerle birleştiğinde güçlendirici bir yapıya dönüşebileceğini ortaya çıkarmaktadır.</p></trans-abstract>
                                                                                                                                    <abstract><p>This study examines the social media use of NEET youth through the lens of economic, psychological, and socio-cultural vulnerabilities reflected in the digital environment. Research findings indicate that disengagement from education and employment, family pressure and conflicts, gender-based constraints, and weakened peer relationships are the primary factors driving young people toward the digital sphere. Under these conditions, social media emerges as an alternative psychosocial space that goes beyond being a communication tool, fulfilling needs such as gaining visibility, forming a sense of belonging, regulating emotions, and preserving self-worth. The findings show that young people develop a more controlled presentation of their identity in the digital environment, compensating online for areas where they struggle in offline relationships due to a reduced risk of rejection. However, excessive use of social media can also create new vulnerabilities such as comparison pressure, feelings of inadequacy, and social withdrawal. Overall, the study reveals that digital practices are closely intertwined with social exclusion among NEET youth; digital participation can only be empowering when combined with psychosocial support, concrete opportunities, and youth-friendly social environments.</p></abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>NEET</kwd>
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                                                    <kwd>NEET</kwd>
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                                                    <kwd>  dijitaldışlanma</kwd>
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