In the cyber era, people interact with others not only face-to-face but also through social
media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. Social media addiction has emerged as …

Research into the impact of social media use (SMU) on well-being (eg, happiness) and ill-
being (eg, depression) has exploded over the past few years. From 2019 to August 2021, 27 …

Smartphone use can lead to smartphone addiction, which is a growing concern worldwide.
However, there are limited studies about smartphone addiction and its impacts on university …

Purpose Social media addiction has been an ongoing topic of debate for platform
developers, well-being and mental health experts. There is a limited understanding of the …

Given recent advances in technology, connectivity, and the popularity of social media
platforms, recent literature has devoted great attention to problematic Facebook use …

Since the Covid-19 outbreak, addictive social media use increased in many countries. To
better understand this development, a universal instrument for the assessment of addictive …

Digital well-being concerns individuals' subjective well-being in a social environment where
digital media are omnipresent. A general framework is developed to integrate empirical …

Recently, the use of social media has penetrated many aspects of our daily lives. Therefore,
it has stimulated much debate and polarisation regarding its impact on mental well-being …

The validation of the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS) in different cultural
contexts is contributory in adding to the extant research body on psychometric qualities of …

Background Worldwide, 60% of people use social media. Excessive and/or addictive use of
social media termed “problematic social media use”, has been reported to negatively …