Social Networking Addiction among Health Sciences Students in Oman [PDF]
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2015 Objectives: Addiction to social networking sites (SNSs) is an international issue with numerous methods of measurement. The impact of such addictions among health science students is of particular concern.
Ken Masters
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The relationship between social networking addiction and academic performance in Iranian students of medical sciences: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Psychology, 2019 Background Social networks have had a major influence on students’ performance in recent years. These networks create many opportunities and threats for students in various fields.
Seyyed Mohsen Azizi +2 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.
M. G. Shahnawaz, Usama Rehman
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Positive Youth Development Attributes and Parenting as Protective Factors Against Adolescent Social Networking Addiction in Hong Kong [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021 This study examined the predictive effects of 15 positive youth development (PYD) attributes and parenting behavior on adolescent social networking addiction (SNA) in a representative sample of Hong Kong students.
Lu Yu, Daniel Tan Lei Shek
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Social networking addiction, attachment style, and validation of the Italian version of the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale. [PDF]
J Behav Addict, 2017 Aim Research into social networking addiction has greatly increased over the last decade. However, the number of validated instruments assessing addiction to social networking sites (SNSs) remains few, and none have been validated in the Italian language.
Monacis L +3 more
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Social Networking Addiction Among Hong Kong University Students: Its Health Consequences and Relationships With Parenting Behaviors. [PDF]
Front Public Health, 2020 The use of social networking sites (SNSs) has been growing at a staggering rate, especially among university students. The present study investigated the prevalence of social networking addiction (SNA), its health consequences, and its relationships with
Yu L, Luo T.
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Classification of probable online social networking addiction: A latent profile analysis from a large-scale survey among Chinese adolescents. [PDF]
J Behav Addict, 2020 Background and aims Problematic online social networking use is prevalent among adolescents, but consensus about the instruments and their optimal cut-off points is lacking.
Li JB +8 more
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Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine, 2023 Introduction: Repeated use of social network is said to cause addiction. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is disorder found in childhood. Studies have shown that such children continue to have the symptoms of ADHD as adults.
Abhishek Bahadur Singh +4 more
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Online social networking addiction and depression: The results from a large-scale prospective cohort study in Chinese adolescents. [PDF]
J Behav Addict, 2018 Background and aims The aim of this study is to estimate the longitudinal associations between online social networking addiction (OSNA) and depression, whether OSNA predicts development of depression, and reversely, whether depression predicts ...
Li JB +7 more
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The impact of social networking addiction on the academic achievement of university students globally: A meta-analysis. [PDF]
Public Health Pract (Oxf)Objective There have been a significant surge in the adoption of social networks by different groups over the past decade and students are no exception.
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