Abstract
Objective: This study was planned to determine the relationship between the level of perceived social support for physical activity and the duration of social media use in adolescents. Material and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted between March and April 2024 with adolescents aged 10-19 years using an online survey method. The sample of the study consisted of 272 adolescents living in Isparta, who were reached through the snowball sampling method, who were one of the purposive sampling types, and who met the sample inclusion criteria. Independent groups t-tests, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post hoc analyses were used to examine the differences in scale scores according to the descriptive characteristics of the participants. Results: A total of 68.4% of the adolescents in the study were girls, 53.7% were in secondary education, 68.8% were in the age range of 15-19 years, 90.4% used social media, 45.5% used social media for between 3 and 6 hours, 44.1% played sports, and 62.9% preferred to spend time on social media instead of playing sports. The mean total score of social support in the physical activities of the adolescents was 12.83±6.49 out of the maximum score of 30 points that could be obtained from the scale. There was a significant difference between social support scores and age, sex, educational status, sporting status, and social media use status (p