Ergenlik Dönemindeki Bireylerde Sosyal Medya Bağımlılığı, Benlik Algısı ve Dinî Yönelim: Polatlı Örneği
Social Media Addiction, Self-Perception and Religious Orientation among Adolescents: The Case of Polatlı

Summary/Abstract: In contemporary society, social media provides individuals with a broad sphere through which they can pursue consumption-oriented commercial activities, primarily facilitated by mechanisms such as likes, approval, and sharing. Moreover, the relative freedom afforded by these platforms has played a decisive role in shaping individuals’ personal conceptions of religion. In this context, the reconfiguration of religious concepts and the redefinition of boundaries of privacy within social media environments are regarded as highly significant, particularly due to their impact on adolescents’ religious experiences and the formation of their self-perception. Furthermore, the relationship between forms of religious orientation and social media addiction, the stages through which self and religion undergo digital transformation on social media, the extent to which individuals’ selfpresentation on social media corresponds to or differs from their self-construction in daily life, and how users experience their religiosity during transitions between virtual and real environments have become critical areas of investigation. In this context, the present study focuses on the relationship between religious orientation, social media addiction, and selfperception among adolescents. The primary aim of the research is to quantitatively examine the relationship between social media addiction, self-perception, and religious orientation among adolescents using a correlational survey method. To this end, a questionnaire composed of the Social Media Addiction Scale, the Self Theory Scale, and the Restructured Muslim Religious Orientation Scale was administered to 1,068 individuals aged between 14 and 18 residing in the Polatlı district of Ankara. The research findings reveal statistically significant relationships between the sub-dimensions of social media addiction and those of religious orientation. However, no significant relationships were found between social media addiction and self-perception, nor between religious orientation and self-perception. Multiple linear regression analysis conducted to determine the predictive role of religious orientation on social media addiction and self-perception show that religious orientation had a reducing effect on social media addiction, but does not significantly predict self-perception.

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