Relationship of the use of social networks and leisure management in university Students
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https://doi.org/10.17162/au.v12i4.1236Keywords:
Social networks, addiction, university students, leisure, recreation, internetAbstract
The objective of this study refers to an examination of the relationship between addictions to social networks in university students and leisure management according to the sociodemographic characteristics of the individuals. In collecting the data of the study, the Social Media Addiction Scale (SMDS) consisting of 41 questions was used to determine the social media addiction level of the students; the Leisure Time Management Scale consisting of 15 items and the sociodemographic information form were used to measure the students' views on the evaluation of the leisure time management. When the results obtained from the research were examined, it was determined that the participants showed significant differences in the variables of gender, age, course success, social media usage years, daily social media usage time and having difficulty in evaluating leisure time.Downloads
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