PROMPT: Complete the Social Media Disorder scaleLinks to an external site.. How did
you score? What do you think about the items in the scale? Why do you think that
different patterns are found across the world?
Before reading the scale I believe that I do not have a social media disorder. I try to lower
my social media use throughout the day. Lately I have been struggling with focusing and I
realized that my phone was a big problem, and so I learned to take time away from it. Everyone
can get off of being addicted to their phone, it’s just a matter of willpower. After reading the
scale it seems that I am very close to having a social media disorder. I answered 4 yes out of 9. I
was very close to what is considered to be a disorder. If you answer 5 out of 9 then you are
considered to have it, and I was very close to it. I think where you live has a big impact on how
much social media you will be using. Places like China or low income countries like India are
less likely to have a lot of social media usage because of their way of life in those places.
Countries like the United States have a lot of freedom and freedom of expression, so it is more
likely that we will use the media to our advantage. Social media is starting to become common
with kids, and mostly everyone is on it now and days. The items in the scale are perfect, I don’t
think they need to be reworded. I feel like every teen is very close to having a social media
disorder, and this problem needs to be taught through schools.