Complete the Social Media Disorder scale Download Social Media Disorder scale. 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?

After taking and reviewing the Social Media Disorder Scale, my score was 5 yes and was under the label of “risky usage”. I believe the items on the scale address the essential signs of addictions and of someone having an emotional and physical attachment to another identity, especially the withdrawal, escape, and persistence questions. I think different cultures are a good explanation for different behavioral patterns towards technology and one’s attachment to it. Even different ages are going to have vastly different social media usage. Younger people are more likely to have problematic phone usage on this scale because many of that population has grown up with phones and social media as part of their upbringing.