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The Effect of Social Media Addiction and Leisure Time Management on Psychological Well-Being in University Students

ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE SOSYAL MEDYA BAĞIMLILIĞI VE BOŞ ZAMAN YÖNETİMİNİN PSİKOLOJİK İYİ OLUŞ DÜZEYİNE ETKİSİ

Zehra Eylül Narin(ONDOKUZ MAYIS ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0009-0008-3982-1654
Muhammet Kusan(ONDOKUZ MAYIS ÜNİVERSİTESİ, YAŞAR DOĞU SPOR BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0001-6813-859X
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599–613
Publication Date
2025-06-30
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The results indicate that social media addiction and leisure time management are significant factors that directly affect individuals' psychological well-being.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study is to examine the effects of social media addiction and leisure time management on the psychological well-being of university students.
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Key Findings & Data:The population consisted of university students, and the sample comprised 438 students selected through random sampling.
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The aim of this study is to examine the effects of social media addiction and leisure time management on the psychological well-being of university students. A descriptive relational survey model was employed in the study. The population consisted of university students, and the sample comprised 438 students selected through random sampling. As data collection instruments, a personal information form to gather socio-demographic data, the Social Media Addiction Scale developed by Günüç (2009) and validated by Çömlekçi and Başol (2019), the Leisure Time Management Scale developed by Wang et al. (2011) and adapted to Turkish by Akgül and Karaküçük (2015), and the Psychological Well-Being Scale developed by Diener et al. (2009) and adapted to Turkish by Telef (2011) were used. In the study, differences in the total scale scores based on gender were determined using the Student t-test, while differences based on class, faculty, and income level were examined using One-Way Analysis of Variance and Tukey's multiple comparison test. The relationships among the scales were analyzed with Pearson's correlation coefficient, and the regression analysis was employed to model the relationship. The results indicate that social media addiction and leisure time management are significant factors that directly affect individuals' psychological well-being. It was determined that social media addiction may negatively impact psychological well-being, whereas effective leisure time management can have a positive contribution. Therefore, awareness campaigns to balance social media use and intervention programs to enhance leisure time management skills can be effectively used to improve psychological well-being.

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Bu araştırmanın amacı, üniversite öğrencilerinin sosyal medya bağımlılığı ve boş zaman yönetiminin psikolojik iyi oluş düzeyine etkisini incelemektir. Çalışmada betimsel nitelik taşıyan ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi öğrencileri örneklemini ise bu öğrenciler içerisinden tesadüfi örneklem yöntemi ile seçilen 438 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama aracı olarak, kişisel bilgi formu, sosyal medya bağımlılığı ölçeği, boş zaman yönetimi ölçeği ve psikolojik iyi oluş ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Ölçek puanlarının cinsiyete göre farklılığı Student t testi, sınıf, fakülte ve gelir düzeyine göre farklılığı ise Tek Yönlü Varyans Analizi (ANOVA) ve Tukey testi ile belirlenmiştir. Ölçekler arası ilişki Pearson korelasyon katsayısı, ilişki denklemi ise regresyon analizi ile incelenmiştir. Çalışma sonuçları sosyal medya bağımlılığı ve boş zaman yönetiminin bireylerin psikolojik iyi oluşunu doğrudan etkileyen önemli faktörler olduğu görülmektedir. Araştırmada, sosyal medya bağımlılığının psikolojik iyi oluşu olumsuz yönde etkileyebileceği, buna karşın etkili boş zaman yönetiminin psikolojik iyi oluşa olumlu katkı sağlayabileceği belirlenmiştir. Sosyal medya kullanımını dengeleyici bilinçlendirme kampanyaları ile boş zaman yönetimi becerilerini geliştiren müdahale programları, psikolojik iyi oluşu artırmada etkili bir strateji olarak kullanılabilir.

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Narin, Z. E., Kusan, M. (2025). The Effect of Social Media Addiction and Leisure Time Management on Psychological Well-Being in University Students. NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ SOSYAL BİLİMLER DERGİSİ, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 1, 599–613. https://doi.org/10.52122/nisantasisbd.1662819

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