CYSE201S Journal Entry 9

The score I received after completing the Social Media Disorder Scale is a one out of nine. The only question I answered yes to is the question regarding withdrawal. I think all the questions and items associated with each question are relevant and good items in determining the level of social media addiction an individual may have. Additionally, with more research the scale has the potential to be applied to other addictions. Although all of the nine items are necessary, I believe some items have a higher weight than others. In regards to addiction withdrawal, deception, problems and conflict are considered the most. Reliance is also considered and although reliance is not an item, I believe it is covered by persistence, escape, and displacement. The other items are tolerance and preoccupation which I believe are necessary to consider but has a lesser weight than the other items in determining social media addiction. I believe there are different patterns found across the world due to the various social cultures that exist. Every ethnicity, nation, and groups within a nation have different societal values and beliefs. Furthermore, due to globalization and the spread of information even individuals within the same sub-culture may have slight differences in societal values and beliefs.