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Social media (SM) which is one of the most important gains offered to humanity by the internet technologies in the digital age, has succeed to attract the attention of people of all ages. However, the high rate of SM use of young people, which has been proved by various scientific studies, is an important issue that needs to be emphasized. As in many other technological developments, SM has numerous advantages if used properly and it can lead to various adverse events when it is misused or overused. In this context, this study aims to determine the tendency of SM use among high school and university students. In addition to this, it is aimed to reveal the change in students' preferences by comparing the tendencies of using SM of high school and university. For this purpose, the questionnaire method was applied to the students of vocational school of higher education (VSHE) and Vocational High School (VHS) in Gediz District of Kütahya. The questionnaire consisted of 14 questions including multiple choice, list, category and ranking question types. In the selection of the sample, simple-random sampling method was used. The data obtained was evaluated with SPSS 20.0 program. Descriptive statistical methods were used to evaluate the data. In this study, it was concluded that despite the similarities between the SM use of the students of VSHE and VHS, there were also significant differences between their SM use. Furthermore, some other important results have been obtained showing that VHS students use SM at higher rates and describe themselves as “SM addict ".

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