Social Anxiety and Usage of Online Technological Communication Tools among Adolescents

With the growing popularity of Internet communication among , the Internet, social media, instant messaging and cell phones become important social tools in their life. This study examines teens’ of social interactive technologies and the role that social anxiety plays on adolescents communicate with others (technology or face-to-face). A was designed and distributed to selected sample in the cities Afyonkarahisar, Manisa and şak in order to analyze the relationship adolescents’ social anxiety and their preference of communication . The data were gathered from 544 respondents among High chool (ranged from 15-18; freshman, sophomore, junior and senior). show that adolescents rarely use messenger sites and mail addresses. generally send instant messages with their cell phones. They spend 1-2 hours for listening music and averagely 30 minutes for acebook in day. More than half of teens have hi-tech cell phones that enable to call, message and access to Internet. The findings of the present study also that females use text messaging more than males. However, males much more time than females to play games. In addition, females themselves more uncomfortable than males for face-to-face talking with . And, on the contrary to males, females also prefer to some extent, communicate with other on internet instead of face-to-face talking. , females prefer more than males to make new on internet.