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Şule Betül Tosuntaş

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Associate Professor of Educational Sciences at Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi

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Research focus areas

Investigating digital
behaviour.

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Sofalizing
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Sofalizing

Interacting with others online from the comfort of home rather than meeting face-to-face — a post-pandemic behavioral shift among emerging adults.

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Sharenting
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Sharenting

Parents publicly sharing information and images of their children on social media — exploring the privacy risks and psychological drivers behind the behaviour.

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Phubbing
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Phubbing

Ignoring in-person conversation by focusing on a mobile phone — examining its structural determinants and its impact on interpersonal relationships.

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Social Media Addiction
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Social Media Addiction

Problematic social media use linked to dark triad traits, Big Five personality, cyberbullying perpetration, and mental health outcomes in university students.

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Phubbing: When Your Phone Becomes a Third Party in Every Conversation

Phubbing: When Your Phone Becomes a Third Party in Every Conversation

Phubbing — snubbing someone in favor of your phone during a face-to-face interaction — is quietly eroding the quality of our relationships. Here is what the evidence shows.

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Sharenting and the Privacy We Trade Away for Our Children

Sharenting and the Privacy We Trade Away for Our Children

When parents publicly share photos and information about their children on social media, who bears the cost? A look at the psychological drivers and privacy risks behind sharenting.

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What Is Sofalizing? Understanding the Post-Pandemic Shift in Social Behavior

What Is Sofalizing? Understanding the Post-Pandemic Shift in Social Behavior

Sofalizing — interacting with others online from the comfort of home — has become a defining behavioral pattern among emerging adults after the pandemic. Here is what the research tells us.

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