Table 1.
Main participants’ characteristics (n = 651).
| Sociodemographic, social media use history | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 13–20 | 62 | 9.5 |
| 21–40 | 446 | 68.6 |
| 41–60 | 128 | 19.6 |
| 60+ |
15 |
2.3 |
| Gender | ||
| Men | 245 | 37.6 |
| Women |
406 |
62.4 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 302 | 46.4 |
| Married | 312 | 47.9 |
| Divorced |
37 |
5.7 |
| Education level | ||
| Diploma and under diploma | 156 | 24.0 |
| Associate degree | 59 | 9.1 |
| Bachelor | 246 | 37.8 |
| MA | 156 | 24.0 |
| P.H.D |
34 |
5.2 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| Turkish | 256 | 39.3 |
| Fars | 241 | 37.0 |
| Kurdish | 56 | 8.6 |
| Arab | 13 | 2.0 |
| Lor | 35 | 5.4 |
| Baloch | 10 | 1.5 |
| Turkmen | 10 | 1.5 |
| Others |
30 |
4.6 |
| Social networking sites | ||
| Telegram | 295 | 45.3 |
| 161 | 24.9 | |
| 87 | 13.4 | |
| 8 | 1.2 | |
| 8 | 1.2 | |
| Various social networks (simultaneously) | 86 | 13.2 |
| Others (imo, Soroush, BeeTalk and etc) |
6 |
.9 |
| Times accessed social network sites per day | ||
| 1–2 times | 61 | 9.4 |
| 3–5 times | 155 | 23.8 |
| 6–9 times | 151 | 23.2 |
| 10–14 times | 88 | 13.5 |
| 15 times or more |
196 |
30.1 |
| Time spent on social network sites per day | ||
| 0–15 min | 16 | 2.5 |
| 16–45 min | 61 | 9.4 |
| 46 minutes–2 hours | 165 | 25.3 |
| 2–4 h | 202 | 31.0 |
| 4 h or more | 207 | 31.8 |