A research on examining the relationship between high school students' digital literacy and social media addiction

Technological progress is becoming more and more important and an integral part of human existence. For this reason, digital tools are used in a wide variety of connections from daily life to education, work to health and education. The use of technology to facilitate and stimulate people's lives in the digital world is at the forefront of life. Having enough digital reading to reach the correct information and use it effectively is therefore of great importance. In this context, there are also important problems related to the use of social media, such as a significant mental interest in the Internet, inability to regulate its use, inability to set limits, spending too much time. The aim of this study is to compare the digital literacy and social media addictions of high school students by examining them with the questionnaire technique method. The sample of the study was taken from the official vocational high school institution in the Central district of Uşak province at different grade levels in the 2024-2025 academic year 381 the student has created. In order to collect data in the research; the 'Digital Literacy Scale' and the 'Social Media Addiction' scale developed by the researcher were used. The application was developed by the researcher and carried out in the classrooms of the school where the students study. The researcher explained the details of the research before the application and presented them to the application with a period of about 30 minutes. In the first part of the study, which consists of a total of four parts, the concept of digital literacy was explained, and in the second part, the concept of social media addiction was examined and presented to the study along with sample titles. In the third part of the study, the technical features of the research such as the purpose, method, limitations, sample and processes related to the preparation of interview forms were mentioned, while in the last part, the findings that the survey forms were evaluated, analyzed and interpreted were included.