Passive Facebook use, Facebook addiction, and associations with escapism: An experimental vignette study

Young, Nicola L.; Kuss, Daria J.; Griffiths, Mark D.; Howard, Christina J.

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2017.01.039

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“…Moreover, those individuals who left more likes and comments on others' posts experienced a higher feeling of co-presence, and this was another factor that led to higher feeling of escape from reality, thereby to higher PIU scores. This result supports the study of Young et al (2017) who found that passive Facebook use was not associated with escapism. In order to obtain a sense of escape, users need to be interacting with other users actively.…”

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“…Young et al (2017) defined escapism as "a behavior employed to distract oneself from real life problems" (p. 25). These problems may be psychological ones such as depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem (Lee 2017).…”

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“…While some of these studies have focused on the use of social media more generally (Bányai et al 2017;Kırcaburun 2016a;Kircaburun, Alhabash, Tosuntaş, & Griffiths, 2018a;Kircaburun, Demetrovics, & Tosuntaş, 2018b;Kircaburun et al, 2018c;Monacis et al 2017;Wegmann et al 2015), some studies have specifically investigated problematic and addictive use of specific social networking sites such as Facebook (Satici 2018;Young et al 2017), Twitter (Kırcaburun 2016b), and YouTube (Balakrishnan and Griffiths 2017). Although there is no official diagnostic system (e.g., DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association 2013) or widely accepted diagnostic criteria (Spada 2014) for social media disorder, problematic social media use-which is a specific type of problematic Internet use (Griffiths et al 2014)-has been conceptualized as a potential behavioral addiction within a biopsychosocial framework comprising core addiction components (Griffiths 2005).…”

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Problematic Instagram Use: The Role of Perceived Feeling of Presence and Escapism

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Griffiths

2018

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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The use of social networking sites is becoming increasingly popular. Although there are many studies investigating the problematic use of social networking sites such as Facebook, little is known about problematic Instagram use (PIU) and factors related to it. The present study developed a complex model in order to examine the mediating role of perceived feeling of presence (i.e., social, spatial, and co-presence) and escapism between using different Instagram features and PIU. A total of 333 Instagram users from a high school and a state university, aged between 14 and 23 years (M age = 17.74 years, SD = 2.37, 61% female), completed a "paper-andpencil" questionnaire comprising measures of social presence, spatial presence, co-presence, Instagram escapism, and PIU. In addition, frequency of use of five different Instagram features (i.e., watching live streams; watching videos; looking at posted photographs; liking, commenting on others' posts; and getting likes and comments from others) were assessed using a 7-point Likert scale. Analysis indicated that watching live streams was indirectly associated with PIU via escapism, spatial presence, and co-presence. Leaving likes and comments on others' posts was both directly and indirectly associated with PIU via co-presence and escapism. Escapism mediated the relationships between social and spatial presence and co-presence and PIU. The findings of the present study appear to indicate that a minority of individuals use Instagram problematically and that problematic Instagram use is associated with the frequency of watching live streams, liking, and commenting on others' posts on Instagram, being able to feel a higher sense of presence using Instagram, and using Instagram as an escape from reality.

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“…Ante la ausencia de instrumentos que evalúen este comportamiento adictivo surge la necesidad de analizar las propiedades psicométricas del BFAS para la detección temprana del riesgo de adicción al Facebook; sin embargo una de las dificultades hasta el momento es la ausencia de estudios instrumentales de una versión en español para la evaluación de la adicción al Facebook, insumo de utilidad para la identificación de conductas disruptivas, problemáticas y psicopatológicas relacionadas a esta adicción (Casale y Fioraventi, 2018;Dhaha, 2013;Drouin et al, 2015;Hormes et al, 2014;Meier et al, 2016;Satici y Uysal, 2015;Wang et al, 2015;Young et al, 2017). Es importante tomar en cuenta el reporte de las diferencias que pueden manifestarse en el comportamiento adictivo a redes sociales (por ejemplo, grupos de hombres y mujeres), que suelen ser un contraste con las adicciones a sustancias psicoactivas, debido a los rasgos específicos de personalidad que predisponen al trastorno adictivo con un mayor deterioro y la manifestación de estas diferencias según género para .…”

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¿Hay alguien en línea? : Validez y fiabilidad de la versión en español de la Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS) en universitarios

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Copez-Lonzoy

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2018

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ResumenEl impacto de las redes sociales en la vida cotidiana se ha convertido complejo en el establecimiento de límites entre el uso normal y patológico que podría conllevar a un trastorno adictivo. El objetivo del presente estudio fue brindar evidencias de validez y fiabilidad de las puntuaciones de la escala BFAS en población de estudiantes universitarios. La evaluación de las evidencias de validez y fiabilidad se realizó en una muestra de 510 jóvenes universitarios. La edad promedio de los participantes fue de 20.74 años (DEedad=2.57) el 54,1% fueron mujeres, se presentaron ligeras diferencias a nivel de grupo (sexo) pero no a nivel de significancia práctica d=.18. Para medir la adicción al Facebook se utilizó la Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS) y el cuestionario Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) como medida de contraste (r=.60) que representa el 36% de influencia de una variable sobre la otra. La estructura interna fue determinada bajo el análisis factorial confirmatorio (AFC) que replico la unidimensionalidad (CFI=.994, RMSEA=.061). Además fue evaluada la equivalencia de medición mediante modelos de análisis factorial multigrupo (AFC-MG) donde se comprobó diferentes niveles de invarianza según sexo, edad y afectación académica. Fue corroborado el uso pertinente del coeficiente alfa de Cronbach mediante la implementación de restricciones en modelos confirmatorios para evaluar tau-equivalencia y medidas paralelas, donde obtuvo resultados adecuados de α=.84. Esta versión en español del BFAS brinda evidencias de validez y fiabilidad, que son útiles para la investigación debida su necesidad de inclusión en baterías que evalúen adicciones a redes sociales.Palabras clave: adicción, equivalencia de medición, facebook, fiabilidad, análisis factorialAbstractThe impact of social networks on daily life has become complex in establishing limits between normal and pathological use that could lead to an addictive disorder. The objective of this study was to provide evidence of validity and reliability of the BFAS scale in the population of university students. The evaluation of the evidences of validity and reliability was carried out in a sample of 510 university students. The average age of the participants was 20.74 years (DE age = 2.57), 54.1% were women, there were slight differences at the group level (sex) but not at the practical significance level d = .18. To measure Facebook addiction, the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS) and the Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) questionnaire were used as a measure of contrast (r = .60), the level of influence of one variable over the other found was of 36% The internal structure was determined under the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) that replicated the one-dimensionality (CFI = .994, RMSEA = .061). In addition, the equivalence of measurement was evaluated using multigroup factor analysis models (CFA-MG) where different levels of invariance were found according to sex. The relevant use of the Cronbach alpha coefficient was corroborated by the implementation of restrictions in confirmatory models to evaluate tau-equivalence and parallel measures, where it obtained an optimal results of α = .84. This version on spanish of the BFAS provides evidence of validity and reliability, which are useful for research due to its need to be included in batteries that assess addictions to social networks.Key words: addiction, equivalence measurement, Facebook, reliability, factor analysis

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“…One of them refers to whether the extensive use of the Internet may or not be understood as a behavioural addiction (or dependence), with symptoms which are more or less similar to the symptoms of substance addiction (GRIFFITHS, 1996(GRIFFITHS, , 1999(GRIFFITHS, , 2000GRIFFITHS;LOPEZ-FERNANDEZ, 2016;KUSS;BILLIEUX, 2017;YOUNG, 1998). Another mentions some specific uses of the Internet, which may be regarded as behavioural addictions (or dependences), such as, videogames and online gambling (GRIFFITHS et al, 2017;GRIFFITHS;PONTES, 2015;NG;WIEMER-HASTINGS, 2005), smartphones (KUSS, 2017;VAN DEURSEN et al, 2015) or Facebook (RYAN et al, 2014;YOUNG et al, 2017).…”

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Escala de Adição ao Facebook: estudos exploratórios de validade

Cerdeira

2018

Intercom, Rev. Bras. Ciênc. Comun.

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This paper intends to develop the first validity studies of a Portuguese version of Facebook Addiction Scale (AFS) by Koc and Gulyagci (2013). The study was carried out with a convenience sample (N=144), through a questionnaire made available online. Statistical analyzes of the results suggest that the scale has excellent psychometric properties, similar to those of the original scale. Analysis of the principal components, with varimax rotation, reveals the existence of a single factor, able of explaining 63,7% of the total variance, while the internal consistency analysis is .91 (Cronbach's alpha). This is an Open Access paper published under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial license (CC-BY-NC), which permits its use, distribution and reproduction in any media, with no restrictions, provided there are no commercial purposes and the original work is correctly cited.

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Passive Facebook use, Facebook addiction, and associations with escapism: An experimental vignette study

Cited by 78 publications

References 28 publications

Problematic Instagram Use: The Role of Perceived Feeling of Presence and Escapism

Problematic Instagram Use: The Role of Perceived Feeling of Presence and Escapism

¿Hay alguien en línea? : Validez y fiabilidad de la versión en español de la Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS) en universitarios

Escala de Adição ao Facebook: estudos exploratórios de validade

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