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İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi, Psikoloji Bölümü
Psikoloji Bölümü BSc, MA, MSc ve PhD dereceleri sunmaktadır ve bu çalışma alanları gelişmektedir. Psikoloji biliminin ele aldığı konular, beynin işlevlerinden toplumsal hareketlerin incelenmesine, çocuk gelişiminden ruhsal bozuklukların nasıl tedavi edilebileceğine kadar uzanan çok geniş bir yelpazede yer alır. Bu zenginlik, psikolojinin birçok farklı, ancak birbiriyle etkileşim içinde olan alt alanlarının bulunduğu anlamına gelmektedir.
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Senem Eren
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Psychology, Trauma, Positive Psychology
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Yayın Social media and online digital technology use among Muslim young people and parents: Qualitative focus group study(JMIR Publications Inc., 2022) Eren, Senem; Eren, Senem; Douglass, Caitlin H.; Borthwick, Aidan; Lim, Megan S.C.; Erbas, Bircan; Eren, Senem; Higgs, Peter; İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi, Psikoloji Bölümü; İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi, Psikoloji BölümüBackground: Digital technology and social media use are common among young people in Australia and worldwide. Research suggests that young people have both positive and negative experiences online, but we know little about the experiences of Muslim communities. Objective: This study aims to explore the positive and negative experiences of digital technology and social media use among young people and parents from Muslim backgrounds in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Methods: This study involved a partnership between researchers and a not-for-profit organization that work with culturally and linguistically diverse communities. We adopted a participatory and qualitative approach and designed the research in consultation with young people from Muslim backgrounds. Data were collected through in-person and online focus groups with 33 young people aged 16-22 years and 15 parents aged 40-57 years. Data were thematically analyzed. Results: We generated 3 themes: (1) maintaining local and global connections, (2) a paradoxical space: identity, belonging and discrimination, and (3) the digital divide between young Muslims and parents. Results highlighted that social media was an important extension of social and cultural connections, particularly during COVID-19, when people were unable to connect through school or places of worship. Young participants perceived social media as a space where they could establish their identity and feel a sense of belonging. However, participants were also at risk of being exposed to discrimination and unrealistic standards of beauty and success. Although parents and young people shared some similar concerns, there was a large digital divide in online experiences. Both groups implemented strategies to reduce social media use, with young people believing that having short technology-free breaks during prayer and quality family time was beneficial for their mental well-being. Conclusions: Programs that address technology-related harms must acknowledge the benefits of social media for young Muslims across identity, belonging, representation, and social connection. Further research is required to understand how parents and young people can create environments that foster technology-free breaks to support mental well-being.
