Its my opinion that this scale is a little biased. The reason for this being is that while I try not to use social media I still peruse to look at new technologies, games, and opinions on those things. I dont post or like anything, but my social footprint is still there.
• regularly found that you can’t think of anything else but the moment that you will be able to use
social media again? No
• regularly felt dissatisfied because you wanted to spend more time on social media? No
• often felt bad when you could not use social media? No
• tried to spend less time on social media, but failed? No
• regularly neglected other activities (e.g. hobbies, sport) because you wanted to use social media? No
• regularly had arguments with others because of your social media use? No
• regularly lied to your parents or friends about the amount of time you spend on social media? No
• often used social media to escape from negative feelings? No
• had serious conflict with your parents, brother(s) or sister(s) because of your social media use? No
I don’t typically have problems with social media because to me it is no more than a tool. My family on the other hand is constantly on social media trying to follow the latest trends. It’s my belief that these trends are different around the world, because of how the particular country or region views social media. For example in China, they have what is called the Great Firewall which blocks almost all social media sites. Europe has almost the same statistics as the United States when it comes to social media. What is astounding to me is the amount of data that is procured by simply looking at social media.