Evaluation of the relationship between internet addiction and social phobia levels in young adults person

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between internet addiction and social phobia and demographic variables in young adults. For this purpose, the predictive role of social phobia levels and demographic characteristics, as well as comparing the level of internet addiction in young adults with demographic variables, was investigated. The population of the research consists of individuals who continue to use the internet actively nda re defined as young adults (aged between 20-40). In the research, using the simple random sampling method, 279 people between the ages of 20-40 were sent a questionnaire. 'Personal Information Form', 'Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale', 'Young Internet Addiction Short Form' were used as data collection tools in the research. As a result of the research, it was concluded that internet addiction showed a significant relationship between anxiety and avoidance levels. It was observed that internet addiction showed significant differences according to gender, educational status, marital status, employment status, and child status. When the other findings of the study were evaluated, it was found that there was a weak positive relationship between anxiety and internet addiction. The increase in the anxiety and avoidance scores of individuals shows that internet addiction also increases. While internet addiction was found to be higher in male individuals, no relationship was found between gender and anxiety. For this reason, it was evaluated that it is appropriate to evaluate the mediating role of different variables in this relationship. As a result, it is thought that examining the relationship between internet addiction and social phobia in young adults with the determined demographic information will benefit the experts in terms of prevention and intervention of these disorders and contribute to other researches.