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Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinde Sosyal Medya Bağımlılığı ve Siber Zorbalık Arasındaki İlişkinin Belirlenmesi: Tanımlayıcı Araştırma
Determining the Relationship Between Social Media Addiction and Cyberbullying in Nursing Students: Descriptive Research
Ebru ÖZTÜRK ÇOPURa, Melike YAVAŞ ÇELİKa, Seda Sibel ASLANa, Zehra CANa
aKilis 7 Aralık Üniversitesi Yusuf Şerefoğlu Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Hemşirelik Bölümü, Kilis, Türkiye
Turkiye Klinikleri J Nurs Sci. 2022;14(3):746-54
doi: 10.5336/nurses.2021-86831
Article Language: TR
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 Amaç: Bu çalışmada, hemşirelik öğrencilerinde sosyal medya bağımlılığı ve siber zorbalık arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı tipteki araştırmanın örneklemini, bir üniversitede öğrenim gören 241 hemşirelik öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma verileri, Nisan-Mayıs 2021 tarihleri arasında Sosyodemografik Veri Formu, Sosyal Medya Bağımlılığı Ölçeği (SMBÖ) ve Üniversite Öğrencileri İçin Yenilenmiş Siber Zorbalık Envanteri (ÜYSZE) ile dijital olarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde SPSS programı kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin %52,3'ünün 20-21 yaş aralığında, %80,9'unun kadın, %12'sinin yüksek düzeyde sosyal medya bağımlısı ve %1,8'inin çok yüksek düzeyde sosyal medya bağımlısı olduğu, öğrencilerin SMBÖ toplam puan ortalamasının 95,59±34,09, ÜYSZE toplam puan ortalamasının 28,46±6,319, ÜYSZE ölçeğine ait alt boyutlar puan ortalamalarından siber zorbalık 13,56±3,356 ve siber mağduriyetin 14,93±4,092 olduğu bulunmuştur. Öğrencilerin sahip oldukları sosyal medya hesabı sayısı ile SMBÖ toplam puanı arasında istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı bir fark saptanmıştır. Cinsiyet ve sahip oldukları sosyal medya hesap sayısı ile ÜYSZE toplam puanı arasında istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı bir fark olduğu belirlenmiştir. Öğrencilerin sosyal medya bağımlılığı düzeyleri ile siber zorbalık ve mağduriyet arasında pozitif yönlü zayıf bir ilişki saptanmıştır. SMBÖ ile siber mağduriyet alt boyutu arasında pozitif yönlü zayıf bir ilişki, SMBÖ ile siber zorbalık alt boyutu arasında ise pozitif yönlü çok zayıf bir ilişki olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç: Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlara göre hemşirelik öğrencilerinin çoğunluğunun sosyal medya kullandığı ve sosyal medya bağımlılık düzeyi arttıkça siber zorbalık ve mağduriyetinde arttığı sonucuna varılmıştır. Bu doğrultuda, geleceğin önemli hemşirelik profesyonellerinden olan hemşirelik öğrencilerinin karşılaşabilecekleri bu olumsuzluklar karşısında bilgilendirilmesi, siber zorbalık ve mağduriyetten korunması için gerekli eğitimlerin verilmesi önerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Sosyal medya; bağımlılık; siber zorbalık; hemşirelik öğrencileri
ABSTRACT
 Objective: In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between social media addiction and cyberbullying in nursing students. Material and Methods: The sample of the descriptive study consists of 241 nursing students studying at a university. Research data were collected digitally between April-May 2021 with the Sociodemographic Data Form, Social Media Addiction Scale (SMAS) and Renewed Cyberbullying Inventory for University Students (RCBI). SPSS program was used to evaluate the data. Results: 52.3% of the students were between the ages of 20-21, 80.9% were women, 12% were highly addicted to social media, and 1.8% were very high-level social media addicts, and the students' total score on SMAS was 95.59±34.09, It was found that the total score of RCBI was 28.46±6.319, belonging to the RCBI scale the mean of sub-dimensions was 13.56±3.356 for Cyberbullying, and 14.93±4.092 for Cyber Victimization. A statistically significant difference was found between the number of social media accounts that the students have and the total score of SMAS. It was determined that there was a statistically significant difference between the gender and the number of social media accounts they had and the total score of RCBI. A weak positive relationship was found between students' social media addiction levels and cyberbullying and victimization. It was determined that there was a weak positive relationship between SMAS and cyber victimization sub-dimension, and a very weak positive relationship between SMAS and cyberbullying sub-dimension. Conclusion: According to the results obtained from the research; It was concluded that the majority of nursing students use social media and as the level of social media addiction increases, cyberbullying and victimization increase. In this direction, it is recommended that nursing students, who are important nursing professionals of the future, should be informed about these problems they may encounter, and necessary training should be given to protect them from cyber bullying and victimization.

Keywords: Social media; dependence; cyberbullying; nursing students
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