Relationship between Facebook Addiction, Depression and Shyness among college students in Mumbai

ABSTRACT

Background: Our personal life is highly dependent on the technology that has been developed. It haschanged the way one lives, communicates and interacts with other people. As people’s demands and lifestyle have changed, the demand for advancing of the technology has also increased. One type oftechnological advancement which has become an integral part of everyday life are mobile phones. Thepresent study intends to examine the relationship between Facebook addiction, depression and shynessamong college students in Mumbai.Methods: This study was conducted in various areas of Mumbai, focusing on Facebook users among collegestudents The participants were given a form for demographic details, a consent form, and a copy of theBergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS) Becks Depression Inventory II (BDI II) and Revised Cheek andBuss Shyness Scale (RCBSS) Codes were assigned to each participant to maintain their anonymity. The datacollection was done in person.Results: Facebook addiction showed significant positive correlation with shyness with the r value was 0.199which was significant at 0.01 level, i.e. (r= 0.199 ,p<.05) Also Facebook addiction showed positivecorrelation with depression with the r value was 0.334 which was significant at 0.01 level, i.e.(r=0.334,p<.01).Conclusion: A significant positive correlation has been found between Facebook addiction and shyness andFacebook addiction and depression among the sample of study