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Examining Students' Attention in Relation to Individual Characteristics and Internet Use in Two Tests
37-49Views:225The study presents an examination of the attention of 4th and 8th grade students attending various schools in a county seat. The sample consisted of n=126 fourth and eighth grade students, including children with atypical development, who were given the Stroop test and the Pieron test. In addition, based on the results of a background questionnaire, we obtained information about their internet use and their assessment of their own attention. We analyzed our data using SPSS software, performing cross-tabulation, ANOVA, and correlation tests. Our results show that students misjudge their own attention performance. Those who use the internet more have better attention, and the correlation between the results of the two tests is low.
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Internet and Social Media Use Patterns Among Youth in State Care
39-50Views:28This study analyses the social media usage patterns of adolescents in state care and young people within the general population, with a particular focus on the relationship between loneliness and digital platform option within the framework of Uses and Gratifications Theory (UGT).This topic is quite relevant today as mobile devices and the Internet had turned into key venues for the socialization and emotional regulation norm of young people, especially those who are disadvantaged in their social relationships. In our research, we seek to answer how young people's use of various social media platforms reflects the fulfilment of their social needs, and how these patterns are influenced by subjective well-being, feelings of loneliness, and family background. The sample consists of 554 young people aged 13–20, including those in state care and a control group. Based on the results of the quantitative analysis, young people in state care primarily use Messenger to maintain family relationships, very intensly, or seldom, as a kind of ‘virtual umbilical cord’, while for the control group, the same platform is a way of strengthening peer relationships. The overall impression indicates that lonely young people in state care are more likely to turn to platforms offering passive, parasocial content (such as YouTube). According to the overall results of our study, the functional role of social media varies significantly depending on social background: For young people in state care, digital communication is not only a form of entertainment but also, in a sense, a partial substitute for a lack of relationships and a psychological coping strategy.
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The Evolution of Internet Use and Cyberbullying in the Lives of Child-Ren with Learning Disabilities - Based on the Experiences of a Qualitative Pilot Study
7-18Views:478As the Internet spreads, its disadvantages are also becoming more and more widespread, alongside its advantages. In this study, we examine the Internet usage habits of 14-18 year-old students with learning disabilities using a qualitative method, by asking the opinions of the teachers and special education teachers (n=8) who teach them. In the pilot study, we explore how and to what extent school and online bullying appears in the lives of students, and who is more often affected by such attacks. Based on the results of our research, according to the teachers, children with learning disabilities encounter offline bullying more often at school than online, with verbal and physical abuse being the most common. Gender, type of disability, specific characteristics, and family background are determinants of victimization. However, due to the small sample size in the pilot study, the results obtained are only of an attention-grabbing nature, and draw attention to the necessity of further research into the phenomenon.