en ● Psychosocial Health مقاله اصيل پژوهشي Orginal Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="line-height:2;"><b><span lang="TR">Background:</span></b><span lang="TR"> This study examined the relationship between digital addiction and levels of social anxiety among Turkish adolescents aged 15&ndash;18. </span><br> <b><span lang="TR">Methods:</span></b><span lang="TR"> This study employed the correlational research method, which is one of the quantitative research methods. Five hundred and thirty-nine adolescents aged 15&ndash;18 years volunteered to participate in the study. The adolescents who participated in the study were selected using a simple random sampling method. Data were collected using a Demographic Information Form and two scales: the Digital Addiction Scale for Teenagers (DAST), and the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A). Descriptive statistical methods, as well as Pearson&#39;s correlation and regression analyses, were employed to analyse the data. </span><br> <b><span lang="TR">Results:</span></b><span lang="TR"> The average digital addiction and social anxiety scores for adolescents were found to be 37.66</span><span lang="TR">&plusmn;</span><span lang="TR">11.58 and 41.05</span><span lang="TR">&plusmn;</span><span lang="TR">15.09 points, respectively. Of the sub-dimensions, fear of negative evaluation was found to be higher than the others (15.73</span><span lang="TR">&plusmn;</span><span lang="TR">6.86). A highly positive relationship was found between digital addiction and social anxiety in adolescents</span> <span lang="TR">(r = .743). &nbsp;It was found that digital addiction predicted 15.4% of social anxiety levels in adolescents (R&sup2; = 0.154). </span><br> <b><span lang="TR">Conclusion:</span></b><span lang="TR"> There are many factors affecting both digital addiction and social anxiety. The findings of the current study suggest that, rather than being a factor in itself, digital addiction may be an risk factor for social anxiety in adolescents aged 15&ndash;18.</span></span></span></span></div> adolescent, social anxiety, technology, digital addiction 3 3 http://jrh.gmu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2365-6&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Alev ÜSTÜNDĞ alev.ustundag@sbu.edu.tr 1 100319475328460045772 Yes University of Health Sciences, Gülhane Health Sciences Faculty, Department of Child Development, Ankara, Turkey Kader ERDEM 2115001181@ogrenci.sbu.edu.tr 2 100319475328460045773 No University of Health Sciences (graduated), Child Development Specialist, Kırıkkale, Turkey Ayşe BAĞIŞ 2115001163@ogrenci.sbu.edu.tr 3 100319475328460045774 No University of Health Sciences (graduated), Child Development Specialist, Ankara, Turkey