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Scale to measure Facebook addiction Studies have found that the symptoms of Facebook addiction resemble those of drug addiction, alcohol and chemical substance addiction
The use of Facebook has increased rapidly. We are dealing with a subdivision of internet addiction connected to social media, said Doctor of Psychology Cecilie Schou Andreassen, who heads the research project Facebook Addiction at the University of Bergen. According to Andreassen, it occurs more regularly among younger than older users. We have also found that people who are anxious and socially insecure use Facebook more than those with lower scores on those traits, probably because those who are anxious find it easier to communicate via social media than face-to-face, she said. People who are organised and more ambitious tend to be less at risk from Facebook addiction. They will often use social media as an integral part of work and networking. Our research also indicates that women are more at the risk of developing Facebook addiction, probably due to the social nature of Facebook. The study showed that the symptoms of Facebook addiction resemble those of drug addiction, alcohol addiction, and chemical substance addiction.
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More and more people are getting addicted to social media, such as Facebook. To measure this addiction, researchers from Norway have developed a new instrument called the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale.