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This study aims to study the levels of digital addiction and well-being of students from different high school types according to some variables. Based on the relative scan model from general scan models, this study included 217 girls (50.8) and 210 men (49.2) who continued their studies in the 2018-2019 educational year, a total of 427 high school students. As a data collection tool, the Personal Information Form, the Digital Addiction Scale and the Fifth-Dimensional Good Being Scale for Adults have been used. Data analysis used frequency distribution, arithmetic average, t test for independent samples and one-way variance analysis (ANOVA). Research finds that girls have a higher level of relationship than boys and men have a higher level of gambling and social media addiction than girls. In terms of the type of school, it has been found that the scale of digital addiction of the students of the Anadolu high school has higher scores of impact on social media and social life. It is another finding that the rise of academic success increases the level of well-being and decreases the level of digital addiction. Finally, it has been achieved the results that the levels of digital addiction have increased as the level of mother and father’s education has risen, the scale of well-being of adolescents using social media has received higher points in the proportion and the use of social media for up to 2 hours a day has increased well-being in adolescents but in the event of this period the well-being has begun to decrease. As a result, this study aims to compare the potential adverse effects of the use of digital tools and fields on students according to the sociodemographic characteristics and the time of use of digital technology, and therefore recommendations were presented. These results are important for the development of policies to prevent digital addiction and for the promotion of proper use.

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Özet:

The aim of this study was to examine the digital addiction and well-being levels of students attending different types of high school according to some variables. A total of 427 high school students, of whom 217 (50.8%) were girls and 210 (49.2%) were boys, and who continued their education in the 2018-2019 academic year, participated in this study, which was conducted based on acorrelational survey model, one of the general survey models. A Personal Information Form, the Digital Addiction Scale and the five-dimensional Measure of Adolescent Well-Being were used as data collection tools. Frequency distribution, arithmetic mean, t-test for independent samples and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used in the analysis of the data. According to the research findings, it was found that female students’ levels of connectedness were higher than those of male students, whereas male students’ levels of game and social media addiction were higher than those of female students.In terms of school type, it was determined that Anatolian high school students’ scores in the social media addiction and impact on social life dimensions of the digital addiction scale were higher.Another finding was that as academic achievement increased, the level of well-being increased and the level of digital addiction decreased. Finally, it was concluded that as the education level of their parents increased, adolescents’ levels of digital addiction increased, that adolescents who used social media obtained higher scores in the connectedness dimension of the well-being scale, and that the use of social media for up to 2 hours a day increased adolescents’ well-being, but that when this period was exceeded, their well-being began to decrease. In conclusion, the aim of this study was to compare the possible negative effects of the use of digital tools and spaces on students based on their sociodemographic characteristics and the duration of their digital technology use, and suggestions are offered in this regard.These findings are important in terms of developing policies aimed at preventing digital addiction and encouraging the correct use of digital media.