SOCIAL NETWORKING AND THE EXPERIENCE OF LONELINESS

• Authors: Baumgartner František , Műllerová Kateřina
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper addresses the issue of social networks and loneliness in young adulthood. The aim of the paper is to analyse the possible association between feelings of loneliness and the use of social networks. A total of 206 people (162 women and 44 men) participated in the research with an average age of 22.6 years. There were three data collection instruments used in the study. The first was the Social Networking and Instagram Activity scale designed to measure social networking behaviours and Instagram in particular. The results show that there is an association between loneliness and social networking in young adulthood. The topic requires a more thorough exploration in future research.

Keywords

EN

LONELINESS; SOCIAL NETWORK; INSTAGRAM; YOUNG ADULTHOOD

• Publisher: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Social Sciences
• Journal: Človek a spoločnosť. Internetový časopis pre pôvodné teoretické a výskumné štúdie z oblasti spoločenských vied
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 1
• Pages: -

Contributors

author

Baumgartner František

• Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ostrava in Ostrava, Czech Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0615-9819

author

Műllerová Kateřina

Identifiers

DOI

doi.org/10.31577/cas.2023.01.617