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This study explores the perception of exclusion in online social networks by synthesizing the Corresponding Fields Model (Helsper in Commun Theory 22(4):403–426, 2012). The predictors in the model, including access barriers, insecurity, usage competencies, and cultural mismatch, was empirically tested based on data from 480 undergraduate online social networks users in Turkey. Structural equation modeling was employed to assess the association between the predictors and the perceived exclusion in online social networks. The results indicated that access barriers, insecurity, and cultural mismatch were significant predictors of the perception of exclusion in online social networks, while usage competencies had not a significant influence. Perception of exclusion was explained substantially by insecurity, followed by cultural mismatch and access barriers.
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Perceived exclusion in online social networks | İnsanlar sosyal ağlarda benden kaçıyor./People run away from me on online social networks |
Sosyal ağlarda yaptığım paylaşımlar yeterince yorum almıyor./The shares I make on online social networks do not get enough comments | |
İnsanlar sosyal ağlarda beni görmezden geliyor./People ignores me on online social networks | |
Sosyal ağlarda arkadaşlarım beni önemsemiyor./My friends in online social networks do not care about me | |
Sosyal ağlarda iğneleyici ifadelere ya da sözlü sataşmalara maruz kalırım./I exposure to sarcastic phrases or verbal annoyances in online social networks | |
Sosyal ağlarda ileriye sürdüğüm fikirler yeterince dikkate alınmıyor./The ideas I suggest in online social networks are not taken into account sufficiently | |
Sosyal ağlarda özel günlerime yeterince ilgi gösterilmiyor./People do not pay enough attention to my special days in online social networks | |
Sosyal ağlarda insanlar beni yeterince anlamıyor./People in online social networks do not understand me enough | |
Sosyal ağlarda arkadaşlarım benim hakkımda kötü konuşurlar./My friends talk badly about me on online social networks | |
Access barriers | Ailem/çevremdekiler sosyal ağlara bağlanmamı engelliyor./My parents do not permit to access to online social networks |
Çalıştığım yerde/okulda sosyal ağlara erişime izin verilmiyor./I am not allowed to access online social networks in the workplace or in the school | |
İnternet bağlantım yetersiz olduğu için sosyal ağlara istediğim sıklıkta giremiyorum./Due to insufficient internet connection, I cannot get into online social networks as often as I wish | |
Sosyal ağlarda vakit geçirmek için yeterince zaman bulamıyorum./I do not have enough time to spend on online social networks | |
Insecurity | Bilgilerimin, sosyal ağlarda arkadaş listem dışında takip edilmesinin engellenebileceğinden emin değilim./I am not sure whether my information can be prevented from being followed on online social networks outside of my friends list |
Paylaşmak istediğim bazı şeylerin (fikir, resim, video vb.) sosyal ağ yöneticileri tarafından engelleneceğini düşünüyorum./I think some of the things I want to share (ideas, pictures, videos, etc.) will be blocked by the admin of the online social network | |
Sosyal ağların ne amaçla geliştirildiği açık değil./It is not clear for what purposes online social networks were developed | |
Sosyal ağlara eklediğimiz bilgiler farklı amaçlara hizmet ediyor./The information we share on online social networks serves for purposes that I do not know | |
Sosyal ağlarda mahremiyetimin tehdit altında olduğunu hissediyorum./I feel that my privacy is threatened in online social networks | |
Usage competencies | Yeni bir cihaz almayı düşündüğümde sosyal ağ desteğini dikkate alırım./Before I choose to buy a new device, I consider whether it supports online social networking services or not |
Sosyal ağlarda kendimi ifade etmekte zorlanmam./I do not have difficulty in expressing myself in online social networks | |
Sosyal ağlar aracılığıyla eski arkadaşlarımı bulmaya çalışırım./I try to find my old friends through online social networks | |
Sosyal ağlar aracılığıyla yeni arkadaşlıklar kurabiliyorum./I can connect with new friendships through online social networks | |
Sosyal ağlarda etkin bir paylaşımcıyım./I am an active shareholder in online social networks | |
Sosyal ağlarda yazı, resim ve video paylaşmayı biliyorum./I know how to share texts, pictures and videos on online social networks | |
Cultural mismatch | Sosyal ağlardaki özel paylaşımlar toplumsal değerlerimizle uyuşmuyor./Private shares in online social networks are not appropriate for our social values |
Sosyal ağlarda olumsuz davranışlar yeterince engellenmiyor./Negative behavior is not adequately prevented in online social networks | |
Özel yaşamlarını sosyal ağlarda paylaşan insanları anlayamıyorum./I cannot understand people who share their private lives on online social networks | |
Sosyal ağlarda yapılan paylaşımların çoğu benim yetiştiğim kültüre uygun değil./Most of the sharing on online social networks is not relevant for the culture of my own./kabul görmez | |
Sosyal ağlarda tanışıp duygusal ilişkiler geliştiren insanları anlamakta zorlanıyorum./I have difficulty in understanding people who have met on online social networks and developed emotional relationships | |
Sosyal ağların paylaşım kuralları, başkalarının özel hayatlarına saygı konusunda hassas değil./The rules of online social networks are not sensitive to respect for the private lives |
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Bardakcı, S. An application of corresponding fields model for understanding exclusion in online social networks. J Comput High Educ 30, 386–405 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12528-017-9162-0
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