@article{article_1809663, title={The Relationship Between Digital Footprint Awareness and Digital Footprint Experiences: An Intergenerational Comparison}, journal={Journal of Economics and Political Sciences(Türkiye)}, volume={5}, pages={89–111}, year={2025}, url={https://izlik.org/JA62AM65BH}, author={Kavak, Aynur and Ertürk, Ebru}, keywords={Dijital Ayak İzi, Dijital Ayak İzi Farkındalığı, Dijital Ayak İzi Yaşantıları, Dijital Göçmenler, Dijital Yerliler, Dijital Melezler}, abstract={Digital footprint is one of the basic facts of digital life. Digital footprints are collections of data representing an entity that remains in electronic databases as a result of a person’s online sharing or offline actions being monitored. When the relevant literature is examined, it is seen that the studies are aimed at providing benefits to users, users cannot benefit from data protection laws, and digital footprint awareness is measured. Digital footprint awareness is important for protection against risky online activities such as exposure to high technology, cyberbullying, internet or gaming addiction, exposure to pornography, and meeting strangers through online chat. Digital footprint awareness and experiences are important in terms of reducing the risks encountered in virtual environments, profiling individuals in their career lives and bilateral relations, and establishing their online reputations. This study aims to contribute to the literature by analyzing digital footprint awareness and digital footprint experiences through digital nativeness, digital hybridity and digital immigration. In this context, the aim of the study is to examine the relationship between digital footprint awareness and digital footprint experiences and to determine whether digital footprint awareness and digital footprint experiences differ between generations. In the study, the survey method, which is one of the quantitative research methods, was used to collect data. Data were collected from 420 people through convenience sampling, online survey and face-to-face survey distribution to individuals living in the central districts of Konya. SPSS 22 and AMOS 24 programs were used in the analysis of the data. According to the research results; a low-level, negative and statistically significant relationship was found between digital footprint awareness and digital footprint experiences. In addition, it was determined that digital hybrids had higher digital footprint awareness than digital natives.}, number={2}, organization={This research received no external funding.}