Social Media Behaviors and Psychosocial Predictors of Social Media Addiction

Abstract

<p>Social media addiction is an ongoing problem. Maladaptive social and personal factors associated with addiction can include:</p> <ul> <li>Preoccupation with social media;</li> <li>Withdrawal symptoms;</li> <li>Replacing important activities (sleep, eating) with social media use;</li> <li>Escape from problems (poor coping);</li> <li>Loss of relationships</li> </ul> <p>Prior research has identified several independent factors related to social media addiction:</p> <ul> <li>Desire for belongingness;</li> <li>Lack of conscientiousness;</li> <li>High levels of extroversion;</li> <li>Low self-esteem;</li> <li>Anxiety;</li> <li>Depression;</li> <li>Stress</li> </ul> <p>This study aims to simultaneously evaluate both the social media behaviors and psychosocial factors related to high levels of social media addiction.</p>