The Relationship among University Students' Trust, Self-Esteem, Satisfaction with Life and Social Media Use

Autor/in	Acun, Ismail
Titel	The Relationship among University Students' Trust, Self-Esteem, Satisfaction with Life and Social Media Use
Quelle	In: International Journal of Instruction, 13 (2020) 1, S.35-52 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1694-609X
Schlagwörter	Correlation; College Students; Trust (Psychology); Self Esteem; Life Satisfaction; Social Media; Student Behavior; Social Sciences; Public Colleges; Foreign Countries; Grade Point Average; World Views; Socioeconomic Status; Religious Factors; Political Attitudes; Gender Differences; Turkey (Istanbul) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Collegestudent; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Lebensvollendung; Soziale Medien; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Ausland; World view; Weltanschauung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	The study is aimed at explaining the relationships among trust, self-esteem and satisfaction with life of university student with their social media use and some demographic variables. The demographic variables are; gender, socioeconomic status, grade point average (GPA) of students and their stated worldviews. The study employed a quantitative research approach. The subjects of the study were students of several social science departments in 12 different Turkish state universities located in several parts of Turkey. The total number of the students involved in the study was 2253. The data was collected by a categorical variable form and 3 other scales developed for the research project. The scales were Likert type scales. Their reliability and dimensions are explained in detail in method section of the study. The data were analyzed through one-way-ANOVA. The main findings are; the frequency of social media use creates a difference in trust levels of university students. It is found out that a higher average of the grades means higher self-esteem among students. There is significant difference between genders in students' satisfaction with life. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Instruction. Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Education, Eskisehir, 26480, Turkey. e-mail: iji@ogu.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.e-iji.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01