Next, complete the 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 watching the video above, I took the social media disorder scale test. I said yes to one out of nine of the questions. I do believe those are valid questions, social media tends to have a hold on people and have a lot of control over individual’s mental states. I believe that depending on where you live, the patterns vary. An example of this is New York and Japan. New York, like most city-like states, have a higher social media use due to people either using it for work (influencers) or wanting to show off their lifestyle which heavily effects their mental state and causes most people to become consumed. Whereas Japan has the lowest social media use, due to their lifestyle. They tend to be more involved with family, friends, and don’t use social media as much as other countries might. Therefore, I believe the patterns vary across the globe due to different cultures/lifestyles and differs per state/country.