Sosyal medya kullanımı ve bireylerarası ilişkiler - Facebook ve Instagram örneklerinde bir inceleme

With advancement in communication and information technology, social media have become one of the key communication tools available not only to academicians, researchers, scientists and policy makers but are also being used by the people for interpersonal relations purposes. The use of social media has changed the behaviors and discipline of partners in interpersonal relations. Today, research has focused on how people can maximize the usage of social media for a healthy and happy interpersonal relations. Meanwhile, this study was conducted to assess the relationship of social media (Facebook and Instagram) and interpersonal relations and to identify appropriate ways through which social media can change the behaviors and discipline of partners in interpersonal relations. Quantitative research method was used, and questionnaires were applied to the Anadolu University students and employees. A total 128 valid questionnaires of the people who were in interpersonal relationships were used and their responses were analyzed in frequency distribution tables with simple percentage and graphs by using SPSS program. The finding of the study reveals that Instagram was the most used Social media site by the young adults. This study suggests that partners should put laws in place to follow while using social media platforms to balance their interpersonal relationships in an online environment since Facebook and Instagram are not entirely resulting in good but a threat to relationships as well.