Examining the relationship to gender and personality on the purpose of Facebook usage of Turkish university students

Horzum, Mehmet Barış

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dc.contributor.authors	Horzum, MB;
dc.date.accessioned	2020-02-24T13:20:00Z
dc.date.available	2020-02-24T13:20:00Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.identifier.citation	Horzum, MB; (2016). Examining the relationship to gender and personality on the purpose of Facebook usage of Turkish university students. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR, 64, 328-319
dc.identifier.issn	0747-5632
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.06.010
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12619/44124
dc.description.abstract	This study examined whether the purposes of Facebook usage is associated with gender and big five personalities in a sample of Turkish university students. Seven hundred and fifty one students filled in a set of questionnaires. While males use Facebook to express themselves, meet new people, and store and organize things more, females use Facebook for educational purposes. Agreeable and conscientious people use Facebook to maintain existing relationship more. It was concluded that gender and agreeableness, which is one of the personality types, are significant variables on the purposes of Facebook usage. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
dc.subject	Psychology
dc.title	Examining the relationship to gender and personality on the purpose of Facebook usage of Turkish university students
dc.type	Article
dc.identifier.volume	64
dc.identifier.startpage	319
dc.identifier.endpage	328
dc.contributor.department	Sakarya Üniversitesi/Eğitim Fakültesi/Bilgisayar Ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi Bölümü
dc.contributor.saüauthor	Horzum, Mehmet Barış
dc.relation.journal	COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
dc.identifier.wos	WOS:000384775200031
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.chb.2016.06.010
dc.identifier.eissn	1873-7692
dc.contributor.author	Horzum, Mehmet Barış