Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology Vol.6 Issue.4
Doi:10.35365/ctjpp.24.4.06
RESEARCH ARTICLE / ARAŞTIRMA YAZISI
Social Media Addiction and Sources of Spirituality Among University Students During the COVID-19
Covid-19 Sürecinde Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Sosyal Medya Bağımlılığı ve Manevi Kaynaklar
Büşra Koca1, Sema Eryücel2
Abstract:
The aim of this study is to investigate the correlation between the fear of COVID-19, social media addiction, and sources of spirituality among university students. A total of 626 university students, 355 (56.7%) being female and 271 (43.3%) male, participated in the study. The Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), which was developed by Andreassen and his colleagues and adapted into Turkish by Demirci, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) which was developed by Ahorsu and his colleagues and adapted into Turkish by Bakioğlu and his colleagues, and the Trait Sources of Spirituality Scale (TSSS), which was developed by Westbrook and his colleagues and adapted into Turkish by Ekşi and his colleagues, along with a socio-demographic information form, were used in the study. The data were collected using a web-based survey system. SPSS 20.0 statistics program was used for the statistical analysis of the data obtained from the scales. Of parametric tests, independent sample t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used. The relationship between dependent and independent variables was tested using Pearson correlation. The findings of the research revealed that the fear of COVID-19 among university students differs based on gender and the increase in the daily use of social media platforms during the COVID-19. The sources of spirituality of university students were also found to differ based on age, gender, and social media use. Additionally, a moderately positive and significant correlation was found between university students’ social media addiction and their fear of COVID-19, as well as a weakly positive and significant relationship with their humanitarian spirituality.
Keywords: Social Media Addiction, Sources of Spirituality, COVID-19
*This study was produced from Büşra Koca’s master’s thesis titled “Socıal Medıa Addıctıon, Self-Control-Self-Management and Spırıtual Resources in Unıversıty Students Durıng The COVID-19 Period” prepared under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sema Eryücel.
1Msc, Akdeniz University, Department of Philosophy and Religious Sciences, Antalya, Türkiye, E-mail: [email protected], Orcid ID: 0000-0002-4603-4121
2Assoc. Dr., Akdeniz University, Faculty of Theology, Department of Religious Psychology, Antalya, Türkiye, E-mail: [email protected], Orcid ID: 0000-0001-5583-8204
Address of Correspondence/Yazışma Adresi: Sema Eryücel, Akdeniz University Faculty of Theology, Department of Religious Psychology, Antalya, Türkiye, E-mail: [email protected], Orcid ID: 0000-0001-5583-8204
Date of Received/Geliş Tarihi: 17.04.2024, Date of Revision/Düzeltme Tarihi: 12.11.2024, Date of Acceptance/Kabul Tarihi: 14.11.2024, Date of Online Publication/Çevirimiçi Yayın Tarihi: 20.12.2024
Citing/Referans Gösterimi: Koca, B. & Eryücel, S. (2024). Social Media Addiction and Sources of Spirituality Among University Students During the COVID-19, Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology 6(4): 346-353
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