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Social Media Addiction and Mindfulness in University Students

Deniz DENİZ ÖZTURAN
Hanife KOCAKAYA
Muhammet SEVİNDİK
Şerif Bora NAZLI
Fatih YIĞMAN
Ceren VARER AKPINAR
Halil İbrahim TAŞ
Pages
56–66
Publication Date
2022-08-31
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As the level of mindfullness increased, social media addiction decreased.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: This study aimed to investigate any association between social media addiction and mindfulness in university students.Methods: Students studying at Ordu University participated in our research.
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Key Findings & Data:For our study, survey questions measuring sociodemographic information, and Social Media Addiction Scale and mindfullness Scale questions were asked to the participants via the online platform.Results: Of the university students participating in our study, 140 (65.4%) were female and 74 (34.6%) were male.
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Conclusion & Impact:As the level of mindfullness increased, social media addiction decreased.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Social media addiction · internet addiction · mindfulness

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Objective: This study aimed to investigate any association between social media addiction and mindfulness in university students.Methods: Students studying at Ordu University participated in our research. For our study, survey questions measuring sociodemographic information, and Social Media Addiction Scale and mindfullness Scale questions were asked to the participants via the online platform.Results: Of the university students participating in our study, 140 (65.4%) were female and 74 (34.6%) were male. It was observed that 208 (97.2%) of the participants used WhatsApp, 192 used(89.7%) Instagram, 188 (87.9%) used Youtube, 122 (57%) used Twitter and 46 (21.5 %) used Facebook. It was determined that 106 (46.5%) of them spent 60-180 minutes and 70 (32.7%) spent 180 minutes or more on social media during the day. There was a statistically significant difference between the mood regulation mean scores of the university students participating in the study in terms of gender (p=0.014), and the mood regulation score of women was significantly higher than men. It was detected that there was a statistically significant association between the students' mindfulness level score and the social media addiction scale total score, and occupation, mood regulation, repetition and conflict scores.Conclusion: The mood regulation score of women was significantly higher than that of men. As the level of mindfullness increased, social media addiction decreased.

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ÖZTURAN, D. D., KOCAKAYA, H., SEVİNDİK, M., NAZLI, Ş. B., YIĞMAN, F., AKPINAR, C. V., TAŞ, H. İ. (2022). Social Media Addiction and Mindfulness in University Students. ODÜ Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 2, 56–66. https://ajindex.com/articles/840931

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