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Awobamise, Ayodeji; Jarrar, Yosra; Nweke, Gabriel E. – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2022
This study aimed at furthering the research on the relationship between social communication apprehension, self-esteem and Facebook addiction. To measure the three variables, a questionnaire comprised of The Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24), The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RES), and The Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Communication (Thought Transfer), Self Esteem, Social Media
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Simsek, Ali; Elciyar, Kemal; Kizilhan, Taner – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2019
Considering that social media addiction is probably the most recent type of technology addiction, the present study was designed based on the six components suggested by Griffiths (2013). Toward the main purpose of the study, the "Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale" was adapted to social media addiction and translated into Turkish. After…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Social Media, High School Students, College Students
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Simsek, Eylem; Sali, Jale Balaban – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2014
How Internet addiction affects happiness of university students in terms of their cognitive and emotional resources was not adequately investigated. One of the inner resources of life satisfaction and happiness is defined as psychological capital (PsyCap), under the paradigm of positive psychology. PsyCap consists of four main sub-factors: hope,…
Descriptors: Internet, Addictive Behavior, College Students, Emotional Response