• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.53-60
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to examine the terms and components related to the proper use of YouTube. The Delphi was conducted on 11 panels and the results are as follows. First, as a result of examining how the use of YouTube will change in the future, it is agreed that it will be used more actively and more diverse than now, but that maladaptive problems such as fake news and addictive use will occur. Second, the terminology of proper/improper use of Youtube was derived as 'adaptive use' and 'maladaptive use'. Third, as a result of the components of adaptive use of YouTube, it is that were 'Information and content sorting ability', 'Self-regulation ability', 'Information acquisition and delivery ability', 'Understanding motivation and desire to use', 'Time-of-use control ability', 'Consideration of ripple effect'. Finally, the implications and limitations of this study were discussed.