Problematic Social Media Use (By Ayush Kalathiya)
Author :- Ayush Kalathiya Reading time :- 6-7 minutes What is Social Media Addiction? Photo Credit :- Mentalup.co Checking out and scrolling through social media has become an increasingly popular activity over few years ago. Although the bulk of peoples’ use of social media is non-problematic, there's a little percentage of users that become dependent on social networking sites and have interaction in excessive or compulsive use. Moreover, psychologists estimate that as many as 10% to 15% of USA citizens meet the standards for social media addiction till today. Social media addiction is a behavioral addiction that's characterized as being concerned about social media, driven by an browsing to or use social media, and devoting such a lot time and energy to social media that it impairs other important life areas. Addictive social media use will look very similar to that of the other substance use disorder, including mood modification mean engagement in social media results