Abstract
Investigation of The Relationship Between Self-Perception and Social Media Attitude in Adolescent
Objective: This study is carried out to investigate the relationship between self perception and social media attitude in adolescents in a descriptive way. Methods: The sample of the study consisted of 222 students attending in Abdurrahmanpaşa Anatolian High School in Kastamonu. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Social Media Attitude Scale (SMAS) and Social Comparison Scale (SCS). Before the data were collected, the permission received from the parents of the students participating in the research voluntarily. Descriptive statistics, t-test, One Way ANOVA, Tukey HSD and Pearson Correlation analysis were used to evaluate the data. Results: The average age of the students was 15.26±1.1, 61.7% female and 39.2% tenth grade. The average total score for SCS was 83.20±12.34 and SMAS was 71.41±12.20. The average subscale scores for Social Competence were 13.62±4.70, Need for Sharing was 27.00±7.40, Relationship with Teachers was 7.95±3.20, Social Isolation was 13.18±4.67. A significant negative correlation was found between the total scores of SCS with the subdimensions Social Competence and Social Isolation. Conclusion: Adolescents' self-perception is positively, and they take a positive attitude to social media; it can be said that self-perception and social media attitudes are interrelated.
Keywords
Adolescents; Self-perception; Social media; Social media attitude
