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...
| Publicado en: | Psychological Reports Vol. 110; no. 2; pp. 518 - 521 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Apr2012
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