Povezanost doživljaja usamljenosti i slike o sebi s korištenjem društvenih mreža i aplikacija za upoznavanje partnera

master's thesis

• Title (english): The connection between the experience of lonliness and self-image with use of social media and dating apps
• Author: Iva Jurčić
• Mentor: Slavica Blažeka Kokorić (mentor)
• Committee member: Slavica Blažeka Kokorić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marijana Majdak (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Lucija Vejmelka (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Law; (Social Work Studies); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-02-17, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Activities

Abstract

Posljednjih desetak godina raste interes znanstvenika i stručnjaka za proučavanje utjecaja novih digitalnih tehnologija na međuljudske odnose. Primijećeno je da korištenje novih tehnologija, pametnih telefona i internetskih servisa uvelike mijenja način finkcioniranja ne samo u poslovnom, već u obiteljskom i privatnom okruženju. Sve veća popularnost različitih društvenih mreža i digitalnih servisa za upoznavanje partneraunjela je velike promjene u način komunikacije i interakcije međuljudima. Unatoč tome što danas ljudi imaju značajno više mogućnosti za ostvarivanje kontakata i održavanje komunikacije na daljinu putem društvenih mreža i raznih digitalnih alata, fenomen usamljenosti je sve izraženiji psihološki i socijalni problem. Cilj istraživanja bio je ispitati postoje li razlike u iskustvu korištenja društvenih mreža i aplikacija za upoznavanje partnera ovisno o spolu i ljubavnom statusu studenata te provjeriti postoji li povezanost između doživljaja samopoštovanja i usamljenosti s korištenjem društvenih mreža i aplikacija za upoznavanje partnera. Istraživanje je provedeno u ljeto 2021.g. putem web ankete, preko servisa Google forms. Anketa je distribuirana u studentskim grupama društvene mreže Facebook te preko Whatsapp-a. Rezultati su pokazali da žene značajno češće nego muškarci koriste društvene mreže i na aktivan način (lajkanje, komentiranje, objavljivanje svojih postova) i na pasivan način (samo pregledavanje sadržaja koji su objavili drugi korisnici). Samci i oni u ljubavnim vezama podjednako često koriste društvene mreže. Isto tako, statistički značajne razlike nisu pronađene ni u korištenju dating aplikacija. Naime, podjednako ih koriste muškarci i žene, kao i studenti koji su u ljubavnim vezama i samci. Također, nije dokazana povezanost između samopoštovanja te usamljenosti s učestalosti korištenja društvenih mreža. Ipak, rezultati su pokazali da studenti koji imaju iskustvo korištenja dating aplikacija izražavaju značajno všu razinu usamljenosti od studenata koji ne koriste takve aplikacije. S druge strane, nisu nađene razlike u samopoštovanju između studenata koji imaju i koji nemaju iskustvo korištenja dating aplikacija.

Abstract (english)

In the last ten years, the interest of scientists and experts in studying the impact of new digital technologies on interpersonal relationships has been growing.
It has been noticed that the use of new technologies, smartphones and Internet services is greatly changing the way it works not only in business, but also in family and private environments. The growing popularity of social media and digital dating services has made great changes in the way people communicate and interact. Despite the fact that today people have significantly more opportunities to make contacts and maintain long-distance communication through social networks and various digital tools, the phenomenon of loneliness is an increasingly pronounced psychological and social problem. Therefore, the aim of the study was to examine whether there are differences in the experience of using social media and dating apps depending on the gender and love status of students and check whether there is a connection between the experience of self-esteem and loneliness with the use of social media and dating apps. The research was conducted in the summer of 2021. via a web survey, (via service Google forms). Survey was distributed in student groups of the social media Facebook and via Whatsapp. The results showed that women use social media significantly more often than men both in an active way (liking, commenting, publishing their posts) and in a passive way (only viewing content posted by other users). Singles and those in love equally often use social media. Also, statistically significant differences were not found in the use of dating applications. They are used equally by men and women, as well as students who are in love relationships and single. Also, the connection between self-esteem and loneliness with the frequency of using social networks has not been proven. Nevertheless, the results showed that students who have experience using dating apps express significantly higher levels of loneliness than students who do not use such apps. On the other hand, no differences in self-esteem were found between students who have and who do not have experience using dating apps.

• Keywords: usamljenost; slika o sebi; samopoštovanje; društvene mreže; aplikacije za upoznavanje partnera
• Keywords (english): lonliness; self image; self respect; social media; dating applications
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:199:377683
• Study programme: Title: Social Work; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra socijalnog rada (magistar/magistra socijalnog rada)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Closed access
• Created on: 2022-03-07 10:11:09