A Research on Social Media Burnout

Merve Erdoğan

Makale detayları

A Research on Social Media Burnout

Yazarlar:

Merve Erdoğan

Yayıncı:

Mustafa Süleyman ÖZCAN

Ana Başlıklar:

İletişim Çalışmaları | İletişim Teknolojisi ve Dijital Medya Çalışmaları | Sosyal Medya Çalışmaları | İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları (Diğer)

Dergi:

İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 2, pp.682-706

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001349610

pISSN:

2147-1185

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Özet:

 Today the state of fatigue and burnout brought on by the digital age is called social media burnout. People are constantly using social media platforms, with the increase in social media use. Especially the intensity of online interactions and the never-ending flow of information trigger emotional exhaustion and desensitization in people due to social media use. In addition, it is seen that various physical and psychological problems occur in people due to these reasons. Social media burnout, which prevents healthy social relationships, reduces the general quality of life. In addition, people feel useless, and this situation brings them to the point of not being able to enjoy life. Excessive use of social media causes people to be unable to distinguish real life from virtual life. In particular, individuals compare the unreal lives they believe in with the life they live now. All these situations reveal negativities such as loneliness, anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, attention deficit, and low self-confidence in people. These feelings lead to a decrease in peoples social relationships, a decrease in their work motivation, the emergence and increase of psychological disorders, and a decrease in the quality of life. For this reason, in this research, the social media burnout status of the people of Çanakkale was examined according to different variables. Quantitative research method was used in the study. Data was processed through descriptive statistical analysis. 426 people were reached within the framework of a random sampling technique, and an online survey was applied. As a result of the research, it was seen that the burnout levels of the participants on social media did not differ significantly according to their gender. However, it was revealed that the burnout levels of the participants on social media differed significantly according to their age, marital status, income, educational status, and profession. In addition, the important findings of the research were that the participants were aware that they spent too much time on social media and wanted to stay away from social media, and they were not aware of whether their use of social media was worth their time.

 Today the state of fatigue and burnout brought on by the digital age is called social media burnout. People are constantly using social media platforms, with the increase in social media use. Especially the intensity of online interactions and the never-ending flow of information trigger emotional exhaustion and desensitization in people due to social media use. In addition, it is seen that various physical and psychological problems occur in people due to these reasons. Social media burnout, which prevents healthy social relationships, reduces the general quality of life. In addition, people feel useless, and this situation brings them to the point of not being able to enjoy life. Excessive use of social media causes people to be unable to distinguish real life from virtual life. In particular, individuals compare the unreal lives they believe in with the life they live now. All these situations reveal negativities such as loneliness, anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, attention deficit, and low self-confidence in people. These feelings lead to a decrease in peoples social relationships, a decrease in their work motivation, the emergence and increase of psychological disorders, and a decrease in the quality of life. For this reason, in this research, the social media burnout status of the people of Çanakkale was examined according to different variables. Quantitative research method was used in the study. Data was processed through descriptive statistical analysis. 426 people were reached within the framework of a random sampling technique, and an online survey was applied. As a result of the research, it was seen that the burnout levels of the participants on social media did not differ significantly according to their gender. However, it was revealed that the burnout levels of the participants on social media differed significantly according to their age, marital status, income, educational status, and profession. In addition, the important findings of the research were that the participants were aware that they spent too much time on social media and wanted to stay away from social media, and they were not aware of whether their use of social media was worth their time.

 Today the state of fatigue and burnout brought on by the digital age is called social media burnout. People are constantly using social media platforms, with the increase in social media use. Especially the intensity of online interactions and the never-ending flow of information trigger emotional exhaustion and desensitization in people due to social media use. In addition, it is seen that various physical and psychological problems occur in people due to these reasons. Social media burnout, which prevents healthy social relationships, reduces the general quality of life. In addition, people feel useless, and this situation brings them to the point of not being able to enjoy life. Excessive use of social media causes people to be unable to distinguish real life from virtual life. In particular, individuals compare the unreal lives they believe in with the life they live now. All these situations reveal negativities such as loneliness, anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, attention deficit, and low self-confidence in people. These feelings lead to a decrease in peoples social relationships, a decrease in their work motivation, the emergence and increase of psychological disorders, and a decrease in the quality of life. For this reason, in this research, the social media burnout status of the people of Çanakkale was examined according to different variables. Quantitative research method was used in the study. Data was processed through descriptive statistical analysis. 426 people were reached within the framework of a random sampling technique, and an online survey was applied. As a result of the research, it was seen that the burnout levels of the participants on social media did not differ significantly according to their gender. However, it was revealed that the burnout levels of the participants on social media differed significantly according to their age, marital status, income, educational status, and profession. In addition, the important findings of the research were that the participants were aware that they spent too much time on social media and wanted to stay away from social media, and they were not aware of whether their use of social media was worth their time.

 Günümüzde dijital çağın getirdiği yorgunluk ve tükenmişlik durumu sosyal medya tükenmişliği olarak adlandırılmaktadır. Sosyal medya kullanımının artmasıyla birlikte insanlar sürekli olarak sosyal medya platformlarını kullanmaktadırlar. Özellikle çevrimiçi etkileşimlerin yoğunluğu ve hiç durmadan devam eden bilgi akışı insanlarda sosyal medya kullanımından kaynaklı duygusal tükenmeyi ve duyarsızlaşmayı tetiklemektedir. Ayrıca bu sebeplerden dolayı kişilerde çeşitli fiziksel ve psikolojik sorunun meydana geldiği görülmektedir. Sosyal ilişkilerin de sağlıklı bir şekilde yürütülmesine engel olan sosyal medya tükenmişliği, genel yaşam kalitesini düşürmektedir. Bunların yanı sıra insanlar kendilerini işe yaramaz gibi hissetmekte ve bu durum onları yaşamdan zevk alamama noktasına kadar getirmektedir. İnsanların sosyal medyayı aşırı kullanmaları gerçek hayatla sanal hayatı ayırt edememelerine sebep olmaktadır. Özellikle bireyler inandıkları gerçek dışı hayatları şu an yaşadıkları hayatla kıyaslamaktadır. Tüm bu durumlar insanlarda yalnızlık, kaygı, depresyon, uyku bozukluğu, dikkat eksikliği, düşük özgüven gibi olumsuzlukları ortaya çıkarmaktadır. Yaşanılan bu duygular insanların sosyal ilişkilerinin azalmasına, çalışma motivasyonlarının düşmesine, psikolojik rahatsızlıkların ortaya çıkmasına ve artmasına, yaşam kalitesinin düşmesine yol açmaktadır. Bu sebeple bu çalışmada Çanakkale Halkının sosyal medya tükenmişlik durumları farklı değişkenlere göre incelenmiştir. Çalışmada nicel araştırma yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Veriler betimsel istatistik analiz yoluyla işlenmiştir. Rastlantısal örneklem alma tekniği çerçevesinde 426 kişiye ulaşılmış ve çevrimiçi anket uygulanmıştır. Çalışmanın sonucunda katılımcıların cinsiyetlerine göre sosyal medyada tükenmişlik düzeylerinin anlamlı düzeyde farklılaşmadığı görülmektedir. Fakat katılımcıların sosyal medyada tükenmişlik düzeylerinin yaş, medeni, gelir, öğrenim durumu ve mesleklerine göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı şekilde farklılaştığı ortaya çıkmıştır. Ayrıca katılımcıların sosyal medyada çok fazla zaman harcadıklarının farkında oldukları ve sosyal medyadan uzak durmak istedikleri, sosyal medya kullanmalarının zaman ayırmaya değip değmediğinin bilincinde olmadıkları çalışma sonucunda ortaya çıkan önemli bulgulardır.

Makale detayları

A Research on Social Media Burnout

Yazarlar:

Merve Erdoğan

Yayıncı:

Mustafa Süleyman ÖZCAN

Ana Başlıklar:

İletişim Çalışmaları | İletişim Teknolojisi ve Dijital Medya Çalışmaları | Sosyal Medya Çalışmaları | İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları (Diğer)

Dergi:

İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 2, pp.682-706

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001349610

pISSN:

2147-1185

Digital Age

Social Media Usage

Social Media Burnout

Social Network Fatigue

Çanakkale PeopleDijital Çağ

Sosyal Medya Kullanımı

Sosyal Medya Tükenmişliği

Sosyal Ağ Yorgunluğu

Çanakkale Halkı

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Merve Erdoğan

Yayıncı: Mustafa Süleyman ÖZCAN

Ana Başlıklar: İletişim Çalışmaları | İletişim Teknolojisi ve Dijital Medya Çalışmaları | Sosyal Medya Çalışmaları | İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları (Diğer)

Dergi: İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 2, pp.682-706

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001349610

pISSN: 2147-1185

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Merve Erdoğan

Yayıncı:

Mustafa Süleyman ÖZCAN

Ana Başlıklar:

İletişim Çalışmaları | İletişim Teknolojisi ve Dijital Medya Çalışmaları | Sosyal Medya Çalışmaları | İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları (Diğer)

Dergi:

İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 2, pp.682-706

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001349610

pISSN:

2147-1185