Abstract
Close relationship plays an important role in the general psychological development of the adolescent. Self-disclosure is essential for the development of a close relationship. On the other hand, one of the most important factors affecting the efficiency of the counseling process is the client's inability to self-disclosure. For a variety of reasons, adolescents may have difficulties in self-disclosure. The aim of this study is to examine adolescents' online and face-to-face self-disclosure levels in terms of demographic characteristics, interpersonal trust, shyness, and need for relatedness. Sample consisted of a total of 306 high school seniors, 165 girls and 141 boys from Istanbul Çekmeköy Anatolian High School. Both the online and face-to-face forms of the "Self-Disclosure Scale", as well as the "Interpersonal Trust Scale", "Shyness Scale", "Need for Relatedness Scale" and "Questionnaire Form" were applied face-to-face to the participants. As a result, it was observed that adolescents preferred self-disclosure more in face-to-face communication. Significant differences were found in self-disclosure levels according to interpersonal trust, shyness and need for relatedness. Both online and face-to-face self-disclosure were positively related with the interpersonal trust and need for relatedness and negatively related with shyness. Shyness significantly predicts both face-to-face and online self-disclosure, and trust significantly predicts only face-to-face self-disclosure. Similar studies with larger groups are suggested.