The Social Media Disorder Scale is supposed to measure a person’s addiction level or problematic use of social media. The scale includes items to assess different aspects of social media use, like it’s all-consuming and you can’t think of anything else, getting into arguments about usage, or lying about how much time you spend on social media. I scored a 1 out of 9 on the scale because I do not use social media often, and when I do, it is to escape or preoccupy my mind while I wait. Knowing that different patterns will most likely be found in everyone is essential. By understanding these different patterns, you will be able to communicate effectively with the individual.

Due to different cultures and communities, different patterns may be found. For example, some cultures don’t use social media, or some use could be more common than others, impacting the frequency and nature of social media addiction. Additionally, social media platforms and usage could vary because of the country or region. Such as specific social media platforms are more popular or widespread in some countries than others, which could also lead to different addiction patterns.

Overall, it is important to understand someone’s culture and contextual differences in social media addiction patterns because it can help develop interventions and strategies to address problematic social media use. Social media will always play some sort of role in today’s society, and learning how to navigate the differences between culture and community is extremely important today.