Time Management in Social Networking Sites and Its Role in Preventing the Risk of Addiction to These Sites Among Its Users

Abstract

This study aimed to identify time management in social networking sites and its role in preventing the risk of addiction to these sites among its users. The researcher used  a descriptive survey method based on data and information collection tools (analysis of documents and records) to answer the questions of the study. The study sample  consisted of (412) male and female university students which was chosen based on simple random selection from (Yarmouk University, Jadara University, Irbid National university. For achieving the purposes of the study,  the researcher developed the study tool (questionnaire) which is  consisted of (22) items. After verifying its reliability and  validity the researcher calculated the means, standard deviations, frequency and percentages. The results showed that the role of time management in social networking sites in preventing the risk of addiction to these sites among its users  ranged from (moderate - very high) . The results also showed that there was a statistically significant difference to the estimates of the members of the study sample on time management in social networking sites and its role in  preventing the risk of addiction to these sites among users from the university students as a whole. It is attributed to the gender variable in favor of males and for the school year variable. The results showed that there was no statistically significant difference for the study sample due to the college variable.

Keywords: time, time management, social networking sites (SNS), addiction.

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-8-19

Publication date:March 31^st 2020