Social media usage and health promoting lifestyle in profile related socio-demographic factors in Turkey

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GÜLEÇ D., Isikhan S., Orhaner E.

HEALTH PROMOTION PERSPECTIVES, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.80-87, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.15171/hpp.2020.13
  • Dergi Adı: HEALTH PROMOTION PERSPECTIVES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.80-87
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Social media represents a revolutionary new trend that offers opportunities for and threats toward modifying health behaviours. Although social media has considerable health promotion and education tools, this article summarizes the relationship between the health-promoting lifestyle and Facebook usage, as Facebook is one of the most popular tools in social media.