Studying the intended uses of the social networks by the students of the department of physical education and sport

Abstract

The objective of this research is to study the intended uses of the social networks by the students of the Department of Physical Education and Sport (DPES). A total of 407 DPES students have been participated into the research; 25,6% of them were women and 74.4% were men. The data collection tool used for the study was the Scale for the Intended Uses of the Social Networks. With regard to the research statistics, the independent variable t-test and ANOVA have been used; and in order to evaluate the diversity of the subgroups, Bonferroni and Tamhane (α=0,05) have been used. The analysis has revealed that on the basis of the social networking sites for which the males show a higher usage tendency according to the gender variable (p0,05). It has been seen that the Twitter users show a higher tendency in terms of the research and content subdimensions (p<0,05); and that the Instagram and other social network users show a higher tendency in terms of keeping in touch and content sharing (p<0,05). The research has revealed that the intended social network uses by the students arises mostly from the social network services, besides certain cultural influence.

Keywords

• University
• student
• social network
• intended use
• sport