Factors associated with Facebook addiction among university students amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from an online cross-sectional survey.
PLoS One
; 17(8): e0272905, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2021898
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Facebook addiction (FA) has been suggested as a potential behavioral addiction. There is a severe lack of research evidence regarding the Facebook addiction behavior among university students during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with Facebook addiction among Bangladeshi university students.METHODS:
A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among 2,161 Bangladeshi university students during the COVID-19 pandemic from June 2021 to September 2021. A well fitted regression model in R programming language was used for this study.RESULTS:
Female respondents and those whose family monthly income was <25,000 BDT were more addicted to Facebook than other respondents. Respondents who lost a family member or a relative to COVID-19, engaged in physical activities (exercise) during the pandemic, used Facebook for work purposes or used Facebook to relieve daily stress were more addicted to Facebook.CONCLUSION:
Overuse of social media is problematic as it can trigger several mental health symptoms, especially among students. Adequate and effective interventions are required to educate students about the dangers of Facebook addiction and to provide an alternative, healthy options.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Behavior, Addictive
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Social Media
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
PLoS One
Journal subject:
Science
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Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Journal.pone.0272905
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