The Investigation of Facebook usage Purposes and Shyness, Loneliness

SANCAK AYDIN, GÖKÇE; MUYAN YILIK, MİNE; DEMİR, AYHAN

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.09.272

The Investigation of Facebook usage Purposes and Shyness, Loneliness

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SANCAK AYDIN G., MUYAN YILIK M., DEMİR A. G.

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, cilt.93, ss.737-741, 2013 (SSCI)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 93
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.09.272
Dergi Adı: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.737-741
Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between Facebook usage purposes and shyness, loneliness among the college students. UCLA Loneliness Scale, Cheek and Buss Revised Shyness Scale and a personal information sheet were administered to a sample of 435 (274 female, 161 male) students from different departments of Middle East Technical University (METU). The results of this study showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between following pictures, videos, status, comments on Facebook and shyness (r=.13), and a negative and significant relationship between communicating with current friends and loneliness (r=-.12). (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.