Technoference as Technology Interference in The Communication Process: A Study on Married Couples

Year 2022, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 609 - 626, 22.07.2022

Cihan Çakır , Mihrali Köseliören

https://doi.org/10.17680/erciyesiletisim.1091267

Abstract

The use of technology disrupts interpersonal communication and interaction and interferes with the communication process. One of the social areas where this is visible is communication between couples. For this reason, it is important to learn the positive or negative characteristics of the use of technological tools in the communication processes, relationship satisfaction and conflict situations of married couples with different age groups and different demographic characteristics, and the effects of technology use on their relationships. In this sense, to determine these effects, the research was carried out with the participation of 264 married people of different ages and demographic characteristics in the province of Istanbul. Technoference scale, relationship satisfaction scale, and romantic patrner conflict scale were used as data collection tools in the research. As a result of the analysis of the research data, it is observed that, in general, as people's use of technology and the effect of technoference in the relationship increase, there is a decrease in people's relationship satisfaction, and accordingly, indirect married couple conflicts in technology use also increase. In addition, married couples' use of technology, relationship satisfaction, and attitudes towards conflict differ according to gender, age, education, and income level.

Keywords

Technoference, Married Couples, Relationship Satisfaction, Conflict, Digitalization.

İletişim Sürecine Teknoloji Müdahalesi Olarak Teknoferans: Evli Çiftler Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Teknoloji kullanımı kişiler arası iletişim ve etkileşimi bozmakta ve iletişim sürecine müdahale etmektedir. Bunun görünür olduğu toplumsal alanlardan biri de çiftler arası iletişimdir. Bu nedenle teknolojik araçların kullanımının farklı yaş gruplarında ve farklı demografik özelliklere sahip evli çiftlerin, iletişim süreçlerinde, ilişki doyumunda ve çatışma durumlarında olumlu ya da olumsuz ne gibi özellikler gösterdiği ve kişilerin teknoloji kullanımının ilişkilerine olan etkilerini öğrenme noktasında önemli olmaktadır. Bu anlamda bu etkileri belirlemek amacıyla araştırma, İstanbul ilinde bulunan farklı yaş ve demografik özelliklere sahip 264 evli kişinin katılımıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak teknoferans ölçeği, ilişki doyum ölçeği ve romantik partner çatışma ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verilerinin analizi sonucunda, genel olarak, kişilerin teknoloji kullanımı ve ilişkideki teknoferans etkisi arttıkça, kişilerin ilişki memnuniyetinde bir azalma olduğu ve buna bağlı olarak teknoloji kullanımı dolaylı evli çift çatışmalarının da arttığı gözlenmektedir. Ayrıca evli çiftlerin teknoloji kullanımı, ilişki memnuniyeti ve çatışmaya yönelik tutumları, cinsiyet, yaş, eğitim ve gelir düzeyine göre farklılık göstermektedir.

Keywords

Teknoferans, Evli Çiftler, İlişki Doyumu, Çatışma, Dijitalleşme.

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