The Relationship Between Purpose of Social Media Use, Social Support, Loneliness and Depression: A Sample of First Year University Students

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between the purpose of social media use, social support, loneliness and depression at university students. Method: This descriptive study was carried with the 541 first year university student in a university at Turkey. Sociodemographic Dat...

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Published in:International journal of caring sciences 2022-05, Vol.15 (2), p.1322-1329
Main Authors: Uzuncakmak, Tugba, Taplak, Ayse Sener, Polat, Sevinc
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Correlation analysis
Cronbach's alpha
Data collection
Loneliness
Mental depression
Mental health
Social networks
Social support
Sociodemographics
Statistical analysis
University students
User behavior
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Summary:Aim: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between the purpose of social media use, social support, loneliness and depression at university students. Method: This descriptive study was carried with the 541 first year university student in a university at Turkey. Sociodemographic Data Collection Form, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, UCLA Loneliness Scale and Beck Depression Inventory were used to collect the data. The institutional permission, ethic approval and written consent were obtained. The descriptive statistical analyses and correlation analysis were used to assess the data. Results:More than half of the students were female. It was determined that almost all of the students had a social media account and they used the social media for about 4 hours daily. Most of the students used the social media to chat with their friends. A weak, negative, significant relationship was found between social support and social media usage purposes except for sharing photo and chatting (p
ISSN:1791-5201
1792-037X