Aydın Demet, Göncü Halide Bengü
Department of Child Development, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul 34668, Türkiye.
Preschool Education, Ministry of National Education of Türkiye, Istanbul 34668, Türkiye.
Children (Basel). 2025 Mar 19;12(3):385. doi: 10.3390/children12030385.
Social media usage among adolescents has significantly increased in recent years, playing a crucial role in contemporary youth culture. The increasing adoption of the internet across all age groups has led to numerous benefits, but also concerns regarding its misuse, particularly among adolescents. However, alongside these benefits, problems related to internet misuse have also escalated. : A review of the literature reveals a lack of studies examining the long-term effects of childhood experiences on later social media addiction. This study aims to investigate the impact of childhood experiences on social media addiction during adolescence. : This study employs a relational survey model, a quantitative research method. Data were collected using the Childhood Experiences Scale and the Social Media Addiction Scale for Adolescents. This study's participants included 371 adolescents attending secondary education institutions under the Ministry of National Education of Türkiye during the 2024-2025 academic year. Participants were selected through simple random sampling. Relationship and impact tests were used to analyze the data. : This study found that adolescents with adverse school experiences exhibited social media addiction. A significant relationship was found between adverse school experiences and the time spent on social media. Furthermore, in terms of the gender variable, it was found that females scored significantly higher on the Social Media Addiction Scale for Adolescents compared to males. : Based on the results of this study, it is observed that adverse experiences encountered in children's school life may influence social media addiction in their future lives. In future studies, researchers may identify different childhood experiences that impact social media addiction.
近年来，青少年使用社交媒体的情况显著增加，在当代青年文化中发挥着关键作用。互联网在所有年龄组中的普及率不断提高，带来了诸多益处，但也引发了对其滥用的担忧，尤其是在青少年中。然而，在这些益处之外，与互联网滥用相关的问题也在升级。：对文献的回顾显示，缺乏关于童年经历对后期社交媒体成瘾长期影响的研究。本研究旨在调查童年经历对青少年时期社交媒体成瘾的影响。：本研究采用关系调查模型，这是一种定量研究方法。使用童年经历量表和青少年社交媒体成瘾量表收集数据。本研究的参与者包括2024 - 2025学年在土耳其国家教育部下属中等教育机构就读的371名青少年。参与者通过简单随机抽样选取。使用关系和影响测试来分析数据。：本研究发现，有不良学校经历的青少年表现出社交媒体成瘾。不良学校经历与在社交媒体上花费的时间之间存在显著关系。此外，就性别变量而言，发现女性在青少年社交媒体成瘾量表上的得分显著高于男性。：基于本研究的结果，可以观察到儿童在学校生活中遇到的不良经历可能会影响他们未来生活中的社交媒体成瘾情况。在未来的研究中，研究人员可能会确定影响社交媒体成瘾的不同童年经历。
