Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology Vol.6 Issue.1

Doi:10.35365/ctjpp.24.1.07

RESEARCH ARTICLE / ARAŞTIRMA YAZISI

Investigating the Relationship Between Smartphone Use and Social Dominance Orientation in University Students

Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Akıllı Telefon Kullanımı ve Sosyal Baskınlık Yönelimi Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

M. Cüneyt Birkök1, Semanur Tatoğlu2

Abstract:

This study was conducted on 388 undergraduate students at Sakarya University Faculty of Education. The study examines the relationship between smartphone addiction and social dominance orientation. The relationship between smartphone addiction and social group dominance, especially in periods of mass mobility such as migration, war, and economic crisis, where social problems intensify, as a very convenient tool for directing groups, gains importance. In the study, data were collected using the Socio-demographic Data Form, Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Form (SMAS-SF) and the New Social Dominance Orientation Scale 7 (NSSAD7). For data analysis, t-test analysis, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Pearson moment correlation analysis were performed. As a result, no relationship was found between smartphone addiction and social dominance orientation. It was observed that social dominance orientation was higher in males than females. Participants whose mothers were agriculturalists were found to use smartphones more intensively. No differences were found in terms of other socio-demographic variables. It is recommended that the possible effects of social media use on social group dominance should be examined experimentally.

Keywords: smartphone addiction, social group dominance, technology

1Assoc. Prof. Sakarya University, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Sciences, Sakarya-Türkiye, [email protected], Orcid id: 0000-0001-7915-1116

2MA., Republic of Türkiye Ministry of National Education, Uşak- Türkiye, [email protected], Orcid id:  0000-0001-9682-6779

Address of Correspondence/Yazışma Adresi: Dursun Yılmaz, Uşak University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Communication Sciences, Uşak- Türkiye, [email protected]

Date of Received/Geliş Tarihi: 06.06.2023, Date of Revision/Düzeltme Tarihi: 30.10.2023, Date of Acceptance/Kabul Tarihi: 17.01.2024, Date of Online Publication/Çevirimiçi Yayın Tarihi: 17.03.2024

Citing/Referans Gösterimi: Birkök, M. C. & Tatoğlu, S. (2024). Investigating the Relationship Between Smartphone Use and Social Dominance Orientation in University Students. Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology, 6(1): 62-68.

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