Social Media Addiction and Social Anxiety Levels: a Comparison Between High School Students who remain Active Vs Non-Active in Sports

The sample size of this study was a total of 322 students in the 2018-2019 academic year; 199 females and 123 males. The questionnaire method was used as a data collection tool. "Personal Information Form" was used in the first part of the questionnaire, which consists of three parts, the "Social Media Addiction Scale" in the second part, and the "Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents" in the third part. As a result, it was determined that there is a relationship between the social media addiction levels of the participants and their social anxiety levels, and the social media addiction levels of the individuals who regularly participate in sports differ from those who were not in regular sports. It was determined that the social media addiction level of the participants differed according to the age variable, but did not differ according to the gender variable.