The risk factors for the mentally disabled in the use of social media

Dönay Nisa Kara () and Yağmur Çerkez ()
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Dönay Nisa Kara: Near East University
Yağmur Çerkez: Near East University

Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2018, vol. 52, issue 2, No 21, 1218 pages

Abstract: Abstract The aim of this study is to make the teacher candidates aware of the risk factors for the mentally disabled in the use of the social media and specify their views about this issue. The raw data gathered from semi-structured interviews were analysed through a “content analysis technique” and interpreted. The findings showed that the majority of the participants (43.3%) stated that the mentally disabled people faced the risk of becoming social media addicts and were likely to have problems (33.3%). Some of the participants (23.3%) stressed the possible risks of harmful contents. The findings of this research indicated that almost all the mentally disabled people needed to use the social media. It was found out that the mentally disabled people experience more problems. A big majority of the participants emphasized the need for a password to limit the harmful contents and access to them.

Keywords: Safe internet; Mentally disabled; Social media; Qualitative study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s11135-018-0684-y

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