Povezava med zasvojenostjo s spletnimi socialnimi omrežji in pojavom depresije pri mladih : magistrsko delo

Trošt, Deni (author), Erzar, Tomaž (mentor)

Pričujoče magistrsko delo obravnava povezanost med dvema globalno naraščajočima pojavoma, zasvojenostjo s spletnimi socialnimi omrežji in pojavom depresije pri mladih. Poleg povezanosti med pojavoma so v magistrskem delu obravnavane tudi razlike v povezavi, ki so povezane s spolom ali stanom. V teoretičnem delu je najprej opisana zasvojenost, nato zasvojenost s spletnimi socialnimi omrežji, sledi opis depresije in različnih depresivnih motenj. V zadnjem teoretičnem poglavju je opredeljena povezava med zasvojenostjo s spletnimi socialnimi omrežji in depresijo pri mladih. V empiričnem delu smo s pomočjo anketnega vprašalnika, ki je vključeval dva vprašalnika, pet demografskih in tri prosta vprašanja, ugotavljali povezavo med zasvojenostjo s spletnimi socialnimi omrežji in depresijo pri mladih. Predpostavljali smo, da so mlade ženske v primerjavi z mladimi moškimi pogosteje zasvojene s spletnimi socialnimi omrežji, da na spletnih socialnih omrežjih preživijo več časa ter da imajo višje stopnje depresije. Predpostavljeno je bilo tudi, da imajo samske osebe v primerjavi z osebami, ki so v zvezi, višje stopnje zasvojenosti ter da več kot polovica mladih ocenjuje, da na spletnih socialnih omrežjih preživi preveč časa. Vprašalnik je izpolnilo 618 oseb, starih od 15 do vključno 29 let. Rezultati so pokazali, da obstaja statistično pomembna zmerna pozitivna povezanost med zasvojenostjo s spletnimi socialnimi omrežji in pojavom depresije pri mladih, da so mlade ženske v primerjavi z mladimi moškimi statistično pomembno pogosteje zasvojene s spletnimi socialnimi omrežji, na spletnih socialnih omrežjih preživijo več časa ter imajo višje stopnje depresije. Ugotovljeno je bilo tudi, da imajo samske osebe v primerjavi z osebami, ki so v zvezi, statistično pomembno višje stopnje zasvojenosti s spletnimi socialnimi omrežji ter da več kot polovica mladih ocenjuje, da na spletnih socialnih omrežjih preživi preveč časa. Ugotovitve empiričnega dela so skladne z ugotovitvami teoretičnega dela.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: spletna socialna omrežja, depresija, zasvojenost s spletnimi socialnimi omrežji, mladi
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [D. Trošt]
• Year: 2022
• Number of pages: VIII, 130 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-141142
• UDC: 159.9:316.47:004.738.5-053.6(043.2)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 122878211
• Publication date in RUL: 23.09.2022

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: The relationship between online social networking addiction and depression among youth

Abstract

The present master's thesis examines the connection between two globally growing phenomena, addiction to online social media and the phenomenon of depression in young people. In addition to the connection between the two phenomena, the thesis also discusses the differences between the two phenomena, especially the ones related to gender or relationship status. The theoretical part first describes addiction, then addiction to online social media, followed by a description of depression and various depressive disorders. In the last theoretical chapter, the connection between addiction to online social media and depression among young people is defined. In the empirical part, we examined the connection between addiction to online social media and depression in young people with a questionnaire. It included two sub-questionnaires that consisted of five demographic and three free questions. Our hypothesis was that, compared to young men, young women are more often addicted to online social media, they spend more time on online social media, and they suffer higher levels of depression. We also assumed that single people had higher levels of addiction compared to people who are in a relationship and that majority of young people estimated they spend too much time on online social media. The questionnaire was filled out by 618 people aged 15 to 29. The results show that there is a statistically significant moderate positive association between addiction to online social media and depression in young people. Compared to young men, young women are statistically significantly more often addicted to online social media, spend more time on online social media, and have higher levels of depression. It was also established that single people have statistically significantly higher levels of addiction with online social media compared to people in a relationship, and more than half of young people feel that they spend too much time on online social media. The findings of the empirical part are consistent with the findings of the theoretical part.

• Keywords: online social media, depression, online social networking addiction, youth