Investigating the relationship between smartphone addiction andhealthy lifestyle behaviors of young people

This study was conducted to examine the relationship between smartphone addiction and healthy lifestyle behaviors of young people. The study is descriptive and was conducted between September 2023 and August 2024 in Şanlıurfa Eyyübiye Family Health Center No. 01. The population of the study consisted of 3727 individuals aged 18-24 years living in Eyyübiye Family Health Center District No. 01. The sample was made with 348 individuals. Introductory Information Form, Smartphone Addiction Scale and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors II Scale were used to collect the data. In the analysis of the data, t test, Mann Whitney U test, Analysis of Variance, Kruskal Wallis Analysis were used. In the study, the mean total score of the Smartphone Addiction Scale was found to be 32.31±9.45 and the mean total score of the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors II Scale was found to be 114.37±21.19. In addition, a low-level, negative and statistically significant relationship was found between the mean scores of the Smartphone Addiction Scale and the total score of the SYBDÖ-II (r = -0.118; p = 0.028). As a result, young people's It is observed that healthy lifestyle behaviors increase as smartphone addiction levels decrease. Therefore, it is recommended to plan health trainings and interventional nursing studies that will decrease the levels of smartphone addiction and increase healthy lifestyle behaviors of young people. KEYWORDS: Nursing, Youth, Smartphone addiction, Healthy lifestyle behaviors