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    How technology addiction affects social anxiety in adolescent girls? A sample of Turkey's southeast
    (Medicine Science, 2021) DİLMEN BAYAR BEHİYE; KAVAK BUDAK FUNDA; Bayar, Behiye Dilmen; Kavak, Funda
    The purpose of this study was to determine the how technology addiction affects social anxiety in adolescent girls. Sample of this correlational descriptive study was conducted with 635 female students determined by power analysis in five high schools located in a province. The data were collected using the Descriptive Characteristics Form, Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents, and Technology Addiction Scale. Total mean score of the adolescent girls was found to be 50.52±20.47 for technology addiction and 41.98±13.71 for social anxiety. It was determined that technology addiction and social anxiety of the adolescent girls were moderate. There was a positive correlation between total mean score of technology addiction and total mean score of social anxiety (p=0.00, r=0.20). In the study, it can be said that as social anxiety increases, technology addiction increases, or as technology addiction increases, social anxiety also increases. It can be recommended for psychiatric nurses to provide necessary trainings to reduce technology addiction and social anxiety and to develop methods for coping with social anxiety in secondary education institutions.
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    The Relationship of Social Media Use with Depression and Loneliness in Adolescent: A Descriptive Study
    (Türkiye Klinikleri, 2021) Yaşar Can, Sevinç; Kavak Budak,Funda; Can, Sevinç Yaşar; Kavak, Funda
    Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship of social media use with depression and loneliness in ado- lescents. Material and Methods: The sample of the descriptive study was determined as 599 students by power analysis and the students were selected by simple random method. To collect the data of the study Descriptive Characteristics Form, Social Media Addiction Scale for Adolescents, UCLA Loneliness Scale, and Reynolds Adolescent De- pression Scale were used. In the analyses of the data percentage, mean and the linear regression analysis were used. Results: Social media ad- diction total score average of adolescents was 6.21±2.50 (moderate), depression total score average 67.60±15.59 (moderate), loneliness total score average 58.65±9.90 (moderate). In the study, it was determined that adolescents' social media addiction has statistical significance in explaining depression and loneliness (p<0.05). Social media addiction explains depression with 8% and loneliness with 3%. Conclusion: It was determined that social media addiction has been found to affect depression and loneliness in adolescents.