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Background: The current study aims to find the correlation between social media addiction and empathy among emerging adults ranging from the age 16-24. It also aims to investigate whether there is a significant difference in the empathy and social media addiction with respect to age and gender. Methodology: The current study aims to find the correlation between social media addiction and empathy among emerging adults ranging from the age 16-24. It also aims to investigate whether there is a significant difference in the empathy and social media addiction with respect to age and gender. Results: The results suggested that there is no correlation between social media addiction and empathy amongst emerging adults. When empathy was compared between males and females who are addicted to social media, there was a significant difference, but when compared between the age groups of 16-24 years, there was no significant difference. The researcher also found that there was no significant difference in social media addiction with respect to both gender and age. Conclusion: Out of the five hypotheses of this study, four of them were accepted. No significant correlation between social media addiction and empathy was found. Further studies are needed in this direction.
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@#Introduction: The internet revolution raised a new type of addiction, which is social media addiction. Social media advertisements are mostly targeting women. Therefore, the excessive use of social networking sites could influence females’ body image perception. However, obesity can either be a risk factor or a cause of negative body image. The aims of this study were to assess perceived body image and social media addiction among Princess Nourah University students and to determine the association between them. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted on a sample of 307 female students at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University at KSA using a multistage systematic random sampling technique whereas every 9th student was included if she is eligible. Data collected through survey includes socio-demographic characteristics, social media addiction scale adapted from Young K. Internet Addiction Test (IAT), body image questionnaire in addition to measuring their weight and height. Results: The findings revealed that 73% of the study participants perceived negative body image and 50.1% of them were moderately addicted to social media. On assessing the association using chi-square test, body image and social media addiction was not significantly associated (p=022). While on assessing the association between social media addiction and BMI, they were significantly associated (p=0.001). Conclusion: A statistically significant association was found between social media addiction and BMI. No significant association was found between body image and social media addiction. Thus it is recommended that future research try to investigate the main cause for social media addiction and identify the ways to avoid its potential negative consequences.
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Background: In today’s era millennials are caught in the trap of social media addiction which has pervasiveeffects. The present study would examine the social media addiction among 105 college students, betweenthe age range of 18 to 30 years. Previous studies have highlighted that psychological attributes like Anxiety,Depression, Shyness, Loneliness, and Boredom are strongly associated with people who use social mediaexcessively.Methodology: For the purpose of data collection, the tools used are: Social Media Addiction Scale,Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Brief Sensation-seeking Scale and Boredom scale. To verify the hypotheses ofthe study statistical analysis used were Descriptive Statistics, Correlation and for further analyses regressionwas carried to see the social media addiction as predictor for the other dependent variables.Results: Results found the significant relationship between social media addiction andn boredom and selfesteem. No significant relationship was found between social media addiction and sensation-seeking.Conclusion: As per the results obtained from the Correlation Hypothesis 1 that is there will be a significantrelationship between Social Media Addiction and Self-esteem and Hypothesis 3 that Social media addictionand Boredom were proved and Hypothesis 2 that is, there will be a significant relationship between SocialMedia Addiction and Sensation Seeking was not proved.
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INTRODUCTION: Facebook is the world's most widely accessed social network, where millions of people intercommunicate. Behavioral and psychological changes relate to abusive and uncontrolled use creating severe impacts on users' life. METHOD: A critical revision was performed through MedLine, Lilacs, SciELO and Cochrane databases using the terms: "Facebook Addiction," "Social Network Sites," "Facebook Abuse." The search covered the past 5 years up to January 2015. Articles that examine dependence on Facebook in the general population were included; we analyzed how this concept evolved over the last five years, and hope to contribute to the better understanding of the issue and its impacts. RESULTS: Although controversial, published reports correlate Facebook addiction to mechanisms of reward and gratification. Some users developed an abusive relationship stimulated by the false feeling of satisfaction or as a way to feel better or more self-assured (increased level of excitement or escape). Studies from several countries indicate different prevalence, probably due to lack of consensus, and the use of different denominations, giving rise to the adoption of different diagnostic criteria. CONCLUSION: Social Networks are modern communication tools; however, not only benefits, but also subsequent damage caused by its abusive use must be monitored. Many users with abusive usage and dependence recognize significant losses in their personal, professional, academic, social and family lives. Further investigation is needed to determine if abusive Facebook usage is a new psychiatric classification or merely the substrate of other disorders.
INTRODUÇÃO: O Facebook é a rede social mais amplamente acessada do mundo, onde milhões de pessoas se comunicam entre si. As alterações comportamentais e psicológicos relacionadas com seu uso abusivo e excessivo estão criando sérios impactos sobre a vida dos usuários. MÉTODO: Uma revisão sistemática foi feita através das bases de dados Medline, Lilacs, SciELO e Cochrane usando os termos: "Facebook Addiction," "Social Network Sites," "Facebook Abuse.". A pesquisa abrangeu os últimos 5 anos até janeiro de 2015. Os artigos que examinam a dependência do Facebook na população em geral foram incluídos; analisamos como esse conceito evoluiu ao longo dos últimos cinco anos, e espera-se contribuir para o melhor entendimento da questão e seus impactos. RESULTADOS: Apesar de controversos, relatórios publicados correlacionam a dependência de Facebook a mecanismos de recompensa e gratificação. Alguns usuários desenvolveram um relacionamento abusivo estimulados pela falsa sensação de satisfação ou como uma maneira de se sentir melhor ou mais auto-confiante (aumento do nível de excitação ou fuga). Estudos de vários países indicam prevalência diferente, provavelmente devido à falta de consenso e ao uso de diferentes denominações, dando origem à adopção de critérios de diagnóstico diferentes. CONCLUSÃO: As redes sociais são ferramentas de comunicação modernas; existem inúmeros benefícios, mas também deve ser monitorado os danos subseqüentes causados por seu uso abusivo. Muitos usuários com o uso abusivo ou dependente declaram perdas significativas em suas vidas pessoais, profissionais, acadêmicos, sociais e familiares. É necessária uma investigação mais profunda para determinar se o uso abusivo do Facebook é uma nova classificação psiquiátrica ou meramente o substrato de outros transtornos.