Odnos mrežnog i izvanmrežnog života mladih u suvremenom društvu

master's thesis

• Title (english): The relationship between the online and offline lives of young people in today's society
• Author: Grgur Lesar
• Mentor: Ivan Perkov (mentor)
• Committee member: Renato Matić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marica Marinović Golubić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ivan Perkov (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Croatian Studies; (Department of Sociology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2025-02-26, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology

Abstract

U teorijskom se dijelu rada na temelju prethodnih istraživanja i radova definiraju društvene mreže te se navode njihove pozitivne i negativne strane, predstavlja se koncept samopredstavljanja na društvenim mrežama, raspravlja se o komunikaciji i romantičnim vezama mladih, supkulturama na internetu te učincima društvenih medija na psihičko zdravlje mladih koje su pokazala prethodna istraživanja. Nadalje se govori o ovisnosti o internetu i kampanjama za prevenciju te o doživljavanju vijesti. U empirijskom dijelu predstavljaju se rezultati istraživanja čiji cilj je bio otkriti na koji način online ili mrežni život utječe na razne aspekte izvanmrežnog života mladih te na njihovu percepciju i način konzumiranja vijesti. Ciljana populacija istraživanja su studenti Fakulteta hrvatskih studija Sveučilišta u Zagrebu u dobi od 18 do 30 godina. Uzorak za anketni upitnik, koji čini 209 ispitanika, prikupljen je prigodnim uzorkovanjem putem online distribucije u razne studentske Facebook i WhatsApp grupe. Istraživanje se provodilo od kraja studenog do kraja prosinca 2024. godine. U uvodnom dijelu anketnog upitnika sudionicima je bilo naglašeno da je anketa anonimna i dobrovoljna. Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su (1) kako društvene mreže imaju donekle negativan utjecaj na psihičko zdravlje mladih, (2) kako mladi u određenoj mjeri smatraju da društvene mreže negativno utječu na njihove socijalne vještine, komunikaciju i upoznavanje u izvanmrežnom životu. Nadalje, istraživanje je pokazalo kako mladi smatraju da aplikacije za upoznavanje negativno utječu na njihove socijalne vještine, komunikaciju i upoznavanje u izvanmrežnom životu. Istraživanje je pokazalo i kako društvene mreže ne ispunjavaju potrebu mladih za druženjem te da mladi prate vijesti prvenstveno putem društvenih mreža i da vijesti ne prate aktivno.

Abstract (english)

The theoretical part of the paper defines social networks based on previous research and works and lists their positive and negative sides. The concept of self-presentation on social networks is presented. Communication and romantic relationships of young people, subcultures on the Internet, and the effects of social media on the mental health of young people, as shown by previous research, are discussed. Internet addiction and prevention campaigns are discussed, and at the very end, the experience of news is discussed. The empirical part presents the results of research aimed at discovering how online or network life affects various aspects of the offline life of young people and their perception and way of consuming news. The target population of the research is students of the Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb, aged 18 to 30. The sample for the survey questionnaire, consisting of 209 respondents, was collected by convenient sampling via online distribution to various student Facebook and WhatsApp groups. The research was conducted from the end of November to the end of December 2024. In the introductory part of the survey questionnaire, it was emphasized to the participants that the survey was anonymous and voluntary. The results of the research showed (1) that social networks have a somewhat negative impact on the mental health of young people, (2) that young people to a certain extent believe that social networks negatively affect their social skills, communication and dating offline. Furthermore, the research showed that young people believe that dating apps negatively affect their social skills, communication and dating offline. The research also showed that social networks do not meet young people's need for socializing and that young people follow the news primarily through social networks and that young people do not actively follow the news.

• Keywords: društvene mreže; mladi; socijalne vještine; komunikacija; psihičko zdravlje
• Keywords (english): social networks; young people; social skills; communication; mental health
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:111:861097
• Study programme: Title: Department of Sociology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra sociologije (magistar/magistra sociologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2025-03-13 13:09:29