Abstract:

In recent years, social network addiction has led to the spread of nomofobia, the fear of being somehow deprived of the mobile phone, and the fear of missing out, known as the "FoMO" (Fearof MissingOut). On the other hand, social networks, along with many features, offer serious possibilities in communication and information document sharing. But there is uncertainty about the impact of the state of deprivation of social networks, which is accepted in society with its positive and negative aspects and has a wide range of uses and features. The aim of this study is to describe the teaching candidates’ experiences in the use of social networks and the absence of social networks. The study’s work group consists of 109 students studying in the third class of the educational faculty, which actively uses social networks. The investigation lasted a total of four weeks. Participants are asked not to use social networks during this period. The research data was collected at the end of the research process using a semi-configured conversation technique from the quality data collection techniques. In the analysis of data quality data analysis is used by the visual analysis technique. The study found that the participants used social networks, such as Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram, mostly. Again, it has been revealed that participants use social networks primarily for communication and information document sharing purposes and that they need social networks for sharing and communication most during the diet process. At the end of the study, the information about the activities and the emotional conditions that are undertaken in the process of social networking diet has been obtained and new research recommendations have been made in the light of this information. Keywords: Social network use purposes; Social network diet; Social network absence; Education faculty student; Social network addiction.