Exploring the relationship between facebook and self-esteem among Turkish university students

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the use of Facebook and self-esteem among Turkish university students. Research data were obtained by surveying the undergraduate students in the Business Administration and Economics Departments of Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, in the academic year of 2013-2014. A questionnaire, including Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, was used to collect the data. According to the results of the study, self-esteem of Turkish university students does not have significant association with Facebook use. It was found that there was no statistically significant difference between selfesteem of those who use and those do not use Facebook. In addition, there was also no relationship found between characteristics of Facebook use and self-esteem among Facebook users either. © Copyright 2015, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited.