Examination of the relationship between digital addiction and five factor personality traits in high school students

This study aims to examine the relationship between the two in light of the data collected using the Digital Addiction Scale and the Five-Factor Personality Scale in high school students. In addition, important findings were made regarding the relationship between digital addiction and five-factor personality traits in terms of age, gender, grade, parental education level, number of siblings, time spent on digital devices and the purpose of using digital devices in the personal information form created by the researcher. The sample group of this study consists of 301 students (194 female, 107 male) who study at an official Anatolian high school affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in the Yüreğir district of Adana province, selected without considering their school success score and type. The Digital Addiction Scale for Adolescents and Young People consisting of 10 questions, the Five-Factor Personality Inventory consisting of 50 questions and the Personal Information Form created by the researcher were used as data collection tools. The collected data was analyzed using the SPSS 25.00 program, using the Big Five-50 Personality Test Scale and its sub-dimensions scale, using a one-way multivariate analysis of variance T-test and ANOVA statistical program to predict the digital addiction scale variable for adolescents and young people. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum) and parametric tests were applied in these analyses. As a result of the Digital Addiction Scale for Adolescents and Young People Reliability Analysis, the reliability coefficient was determined as, 838. This rate shows that the scale is reliable. As a result of the Big Five-50 Personality Test Turkish Scale Reliability Analysis, the reliability coefficient was determined as , 717. This rate shows that the Five-factor personality scale is reliable. As a result of the study, it was determined that there was a significant relationship between digital addiction and five-factor personality traits. Opinions on the subject were expressed and suggestions were made. Keywords: High School Students, Digital Addiction, Five-Factor Personality Traits