Investigation of social media addiction and use objectives in terms of different variables

Social media platforms created by social environments in which individuals can express themselves freely have exercised and have been exercising influence over people of almost all ages. Excessive use of social media has been becoming a social habit, and day by day, users will be involved in the addiction that is known as social media addiction. Purpose of this study is to examine social media addiction of secondary school student and their purposes to use social media according to certain individual variables. Personal information form and a survey consisting of purposes to use social media and social media addiction scales have been used in data collection. Research sample is composed of 1005 students who study in state schools in Kastamonu city center. This study is figured by survey research of quantitative research methods. According to findings of the study, overall tendency of students is not to be a social media addict. Students sometimes use social media both in preparation for lessons and interpersonal interaction. Addiction level of social media is higher in boys than girls. While 22.99% of boys are addict, only 13.54% of girls are addict. Boys use the social media more than girls in order to communicate with other people. As the age increases, social media addiction of the students will increase as well, and they use social media more in order to communicate and interact with other people. As time to use internet increases, levels to use social media in preparation for lessons, interpersonal interaction, and also social media addiction will increase among the students. As the grade increases, addiction will increase and also level to use social media in preparation for lessons will decrease along with this addiction. While social media addiction and level to use social media in interpersonal interaction will increase as the year to use social media increases, level to use it in preparation for lessons will relatively increase. Students use the social media for interpersonal interaction and preparation for lessons mostly at home and in transportation vehicles. Social media use at home and in transportation vehicles has more influence on formation of social media addiction. Social media use in preparation for lessons and interpersonal interaction and also social media addiction increase because of the increase in social media use by mobile phones.