Life satisfaction: A key to managing internet & social media addiction

Habitual Interaction Estranged

“…One study by Longstreet and Brooks asserts that social media addictions grow as our dependence on technology increases and that there is an inverse relationship with between life satisfaction and social media addiction. Essentially the study concludes that users use the internet as a surrogate for happiness, so when life satisfaction decreases, people use the internet to seek happiness, but if they become addicted to the social media (in search of happiness or to escape a unsatisfied life) than the addiction may cause stress and dysfunction, that in turn exacerbates the use of the social media, thus setting in motion a self-perpetuating cycle (Longstreet and Brooks, 2017). Such a cycle characterizes addiction behavior, where there is increased craving for something that is less and less satisfying.…”

“…Statista: The Statistics Portal confirms cell phones are the most used technology in human history with over 2.08 billion users worldwide in 2016, (Lopez-Fernandez, 2017, p. 169 (Sanou, 2017). Statistical studies report people using phones in productive and satisfying ways (Horrigan, 2006) and sometimes in ways that are problematic (Kuss, Griffiths, Karila and Billieux, 2014;Longstreet and Brooks, 2017). The Global Critical Media Literacy Project describes the overall picture this way:…”

Should You “Do It for the ‘Gram?” A Review of the Psychological and Sociocultural Effects of Social Media

“…General life dissatisfaction can result from SM use. Internet and SM addiction, affecting 6% of the world population, is correlated with life dissatisfaction; conversely, happiness and life satisfaction correspond to decreased Internet and SM use, as evidenced in a recent survey and analysis of 251 undergraduates [39]. Three studies extracted data from information technology professionals, information systems undergraduates, and general social media users (total N=1113), and the results suggest SM use decreases job interest, performance, and overall happiness by diverting users' attention from work and inducing "technostress."…”

Can Social Media Addiction Influence the Consumers’ Loyalty for a Certain Brand or Product?

“…In the last issue of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) it is only mentioned the Internet Gaming Disorder as a tentative disorder, there is no such mentioning of Social Media Addiction [11]. Longstreet and Brooks define social media addiction as "a subset of Internet addiction, dealing specifically with social networking sites" [12]. Also, Anderssen and Pallessen define social media addiction as "being overly concerned about social media, driven by an uncontrollable motivation to log on to or use social media, and devoting so much time and effort to social media that it impairs other important life areas" [13,14].…”