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FACEBOOK ADDICTION: CONCERNS, CRITICISM, AND RECOMMENDATIONS--A RESPONSE TO ANDREASSEN AND COLLEAGUES.

This paper provides a brief critique of the Facebook addiction research field in relation to the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale developed by Andreaessen and colleagues (2012). Just like the term "Internet addiction," the term "Facebook addiction" may already be obsolete because there are many activ...

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Published in:Psychological Reports Vol. 110; no. 2; pp. 518 - 521
Main Author: GRIFFITHS, MARK D.
Format: Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. Apr2012
Subjects:
Facebook (Web resource)
Andreassen, C. S.
Social media addiction
Psychometrics
Psychology
Online social networks
Research on Internet users
Application software
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