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Social Media and Possible Signs of Addiction
- 1. Social Networking and Social Media Addiction TRUDY J. VETTER GRACE BIBLE COLLEGE
- 2. Popular Social Media Sites • Face Book • Twitter • Instagram • LinkedIn
- 3. Most popular reasons people use these sites- • Connect with family • Play games • Socialize in an interest group • Search for business opportunity’s
- 4. Signs of Addictive Behavior to Social Media • Sudden mood changes • Physical or mental signs and symptoms of illness • Anxiety with the reduced or complete loss of access to media • Depression, loss of motivation for daily activity
- 5. Possible Reasons other than Addiction to Social Media • Lack of development of social skills • Fear of interaction or rejection with public • Low self esteem problems • Fear of people or large crowds
- 6. References • Griffiths MD, Kuss DJ, Demetrovics Z . (2014). Social networking addiction: An overview of preliminary findings. Behavioral Addictions: Criterial, Evidence and Treatments, (pp.119-141). • Griffiths, M. D. (2012). Facebook Addiction: Concerns, criticisms and recommendations. Psychol Rep 110, 518-520.