Social Networking Sites and Addiction: Ten Lessons Learned

By Daria J. Kuss, Mark D. Griffiths. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2017

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Online social networking sites (SNSs) have gained increasing popularity in the last decade, with individuals engaging in SNSs to connect with others who share similar interests. The perceived need to be online may result in compulsive use of SNSs, which in extreme cases may result in symptoms and consequences traditionally associated with substance-related addictions. In order to present new insights into online social networking and addiction, in this paper, 10 lessons learned concerning online social networking sites and addiction based on the insights derived from recent empirical research will be presented. These are: (i) social networking and social media use are not the same; (ii) social networking is eclectic; (iii) social networking is a way of being; (iv) individuals can become addicted to using social networking sites; (v) Facebook addiction is only one example of SNS addiction; (vi) fear of missing out (FOMO) may be part of SNS addiction; (vii) smartphone addiction may be part of SNS addiction; (viii) nomophobia may be part of SNS addiction; (ix) there are sociodemographic differences in SNS addiction; and (x) there are methodological problems with research to date. These are discussed in turn. Recommendations for research and clinical applications are provided.

Subfields: Communication, Sociology and Political Science

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Social media induced fear of missing out (FoMO) and phubbing: Behavioural, relational and psychological outcomes (2022, positive): “First, although multiple studies have examined FoMO, the existing scholarship has only recently begun to examine the phenomenon of phubbing (Chotpitayasunondh and Douglas, 2018a; Kuss and Griffiths, 2017).”
Social Media and Fear of Missing Out in Adolescents: The Role of Family Characteristics (2020, methodology): “Particularly adolescents have appropriated the cultural norm of “always being online,” especially since the exponential growth of social media (Kuss & Griffiths, 2017).”
Investigation of nomophobia and smartphone addiction predictors among adolescents in Turkey: Demographic variables and academic performance (2019, neutral): “…on lasi, & Philip, 2013; Blumler & Katz, 1974; Bragazzi & Del Puente, 2014; der & Akin, 2010; Jafarkarimi, Sim, Saadatdoost, & Hee, 2016; Kardefeltrim, 2014; Yildirim, Sumuer, Adnan, & Yildirim, 2015; Yildiz-Durak,2018a) the functionality they allow their phones to do (Kuss & Griffiths, 2017).”
Uses and Gratifications of Problematic Social Media Use Among University Students: a Simultaneous Examination of the Big Five of Personality Traits, Social Media Platforms, and Social Media Use Motives (2018, background): “Since an individual’s motivation to use SMSs can be a factor in becoming problematic (Kuss and Griffiths 2011, 2017), the relationship between SMS usage and PSMU are investigated.”
Problematic Instagram Use: The Role of Perceived Feeling of Presence and Escapism (2018, background): “This popularity brings about risks of becoming problematic for some of its users (Kuss and Griffiths 2017).”