Usage Purposes and Perceived Effects of Social Networks

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Erdem M.

HACETTEPE UNIVERSITESI EGITIM FAKULTESI DERGISI-HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, cilt.28, sa.3, ss.137-150, 2013 (SSCI)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 3
• Basım Tarihi: 2013
• Dergi Adı: HACETTEPE UNIVERSITESI EGITIM FAKULTESI DERGISI-HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.137-150
• Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was conducted on social network users aged 12-15 who freely use the opportunities offered by social networks with the purpose of establishing new relationships or maintaining their existing relationships. The purpose of the study is to determine the study group's perception on the effects of social networks and whether their perceptions affect their usage purposes. In this study, the data was collected via two scales that were developed in the scope of the study. Accordingly, it was concluded that the usage purposes did not change according to sex, however; usages did change according to variables such as age, number of used sites and frequency of usage. Some significant relationships were found between the users' perceptions on the effects of using social networks and the purposes thereof.