Overview of Research on Social Media Addiction in Students

Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology Vol.7 Issue.1

Doi:10.35365/ctjpp.25.1.10

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Overview of Research on Social Media Addiction in Students

Öğrencilerde Sosyal Medya Bağımlılığı Araştırmalarına Genel Bakış

Hüsnü Ergün¹

Abstract:

The aim of this study is to examine social media addiction research in students published in international journals by bibliometric analysis method. The current study aims to reveal the general status of social media addiction research in students published in journals indexed in Scopus. In the selection of the studies, attention was paid to the fact that they were related to social media addiction in students, that they were in the article category, that they were in English and Turkish languages, and that they were open access.  Publications in open-access journals written in Turkish and English languages were analyzed from 1032 documents obtained from the identification made using the Scopus database. In this way, 849 articles were included in the analysis. Publications are concentrated in the “International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health”, with “Institute of Psychology, Elte” playing a central role in the analysis of co-authors for inter-institutional collaboration. While “Demetrovics, Zsolt” stands out in co-authorship, the most cited institution is “Institute of Psychology, Elte Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary” and the most cited author is Griffiths M. D.. Demetrovics, Zsolt are at the center of the cluster formed as a result of the bibliometric link analysis between the authors. The most frequently used keywords are social media addiction, adolescents, problematic social media use, social media and academic performance. It can be said that although the number of publications made in Türkiye is at the forefront, the number of citations is low, which requires an increase in institutional support for research.

Keywords: Social Media, Addiction, Student, Bibliometric Analysis.

¹Asst. Prof. Pamukkale University, Acıpayam Vocational School, Department of Office Services and Secretariat, Denizli, Türkiye, E-mail: [email protected], ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5501-8019

Address of Correspondence/Yazışma Adresi: Pamukkale University, Acıpayam Vocational School, Yeni Mahalle, İnönü Bulvarı No:24, 20830, Acıpayam, Denizli, Türkiye, E-mail: [email protected]

Date of Received/Geliş Tarihi: 16.12.2024, Date of Revision/Düzeltme Tarihi: 31.01.2025, Date of Acceptance/Kabul Tarihi: 07.02.2025, Date of Online Publication/Çevirimiçi Yayın Tarihi: 20.03.2025

Citing/Referans Gösterimi: Ergün, H. (2025). Overview of Research on Social Media Addiction in Students, Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology 7(1), 82-92

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