Development and Validation of the Social Network Addiction Scale (SNAddS-6S) [PDF]
European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 2020 The use of social networks has increased exponentially, especially among youth. These tools offer many advantages but also carry some risks such as addiction.
Esther Cuadrado +2 more
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The contributions of social comparison to social network site addiction.
PLoS ONE, 2021 Excessive use of social network sites (SNSs) can often lead to negative consequences of frequent upward social comparisons despite having the social network platform to present users in a favorable light.
Hyunji Kim +3 more
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Impact of Physical Activity and Bio-Psycho-Social Factors on Social Network Addiction and Gender Differences in Spanish Undergraduate Education Students [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesSocial network use has increased in recent years. Social networks are fast-changing and may cause negative effects such as dependence and addiction.
Daniel Sanz-Martín +3 more
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Fear of negative evaluation mediates and core self-evaluation moderates the relationship between social comparison orientation and social network addiction [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMental health problems among college students have become a pressing public health concern, with increasing evidence that excessive social media use exacerbates risks of anxiety, depression, and behavioral addictions.
Wei Feng +3 more
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Internet Addiction, Smartphone Addiction, and Hikikomori Trait in Japanese Young Adult: Social Isolation and Social Network [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019 Background: As the number of internet users increases, problems related to internet overuse are becoming more and more serious. Adolescents and youth may be particularly attracted to and preoccupied with various online activities.
Masaru Tateno +9 more
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Validation of the brief screening of Social Network Addiction Risk
Acta PsychologicaIntroduction: This study aims to develop a valid and reliable tool to evaluate social network behavior in young adults. Methods: To validate the Brief screening for Social Network Addiction Risk (BSNA), data from 776 Italian young adults (64.3 % of women)
Francesca Favieri +3 more
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Is it meaningful to distinguish between Facebook addiction and social networking sites addiction? Psychometric analysis of Facebook addiction and social networking sites addiction scales [PDF]
Current Psychology, 2020 AbstractStudies conducted on Social Networking Sites (SNSs) addiction have to a large extent focused on Facebook as a prototypical example of SNS. Nonetheless, the evolution of SNSs has spawn conceptual and methodological controversies in terms of the operationalization of SNS addiction.
Julia M. Balcerowska +5 more
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Social Networking Addiction Scale [PDF]
Cogent Psychology, 2020 Social networking is the new norm of the society as many of us remain “online” 24*7. However, excessive use of it would result in social networking addiction. There are some existing tools to measure social networking addiction but all of them suffer from conceptual or/and methodological problems.
M. G. Shahnawaz, Usama Rehman
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The Influence Factors and Intervention of Children’s Gaming Addiction [PDF]
SHS Web of Conferences, 2023 With the gradual arrival of the information age, the network is playing a more and more important role in people’s life, permeating into every aspect of people life.
Zhu Yuechen
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Shanghai Jiaotong Daxue xuebao. Yixue ban, 2023 Objective·To construct a structural equation model based on problem behavior theory to conduct a study on social network addiction among junior college students.Methods·A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted in a college in Shanghai ...
WANG Suping +4 more
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