Investigation of Social Media Addiction in Adolescents in Terms Of Social Appearance Anxiety and Social Desirability-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Investigation of Social Media Addiction in Adolescents in Terms Of Social Appearance Anxiety and Social Desirability

Published:2023-12-28 Issue:4 Volume:10 Page:1025-1034
ISSN:2148-3868
Container-title:International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research
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Short-container-title:Int. J. of Cont. Edu. Res.

Author:

Canoğulları Özge^ORCID,Yılmaz Yasin^ORCID,Uysal Atabay Emel^ORCID

Abstract

When the studies are examined, it is seen that social media addiction (SMA) increases in adolescents with high social desirability and social appearance anxiety (SAA). For this reason, the aim of this research is to examine SMA in adolescents in terms of SAA and social desirability and to determine at what level social desirability and SAA predict SMA. The research was designed as a descriptive study in the relational survey model. A total of 484 students, 338 of whom were girls (69.8%) and 146 (30.2%) were boys studying at secondary school institutions of the central districts of Hatay province, participated in the study in which convenience sampling method. Social Media Addiction Scale, Social Appearance Anxiety Scale and Social Desirability Scale were used as data collection tools. T test and multiple regression analysis were used in the analysis of the data. As a result of the research, it was found that SMA and social desirability does not differ by gender and also it was seen that SAA differed significantly according to gender and girls were more concerned about their social appearance. In consequence of the research, it was also found that social desirability and SAA significantly predict SMA.

Publisher

Bilge Akademi

Subject

General Medicine

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