10/30/2024

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 patters are found across the world?

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For most questions ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9) I said “no” for the answer, leaving 6 and 8 with an answer of “yes”. In my opinion, all the items in the scale are things that are conflicted or can be conflicted with social media. Especially with people who have problems withdrawing from using social media, and causing problems with family and friends since they are addicted to it. The only good thing I see about social media is that it could be used as an escape, just as long as it isn’t all of the time and doesn’t make an individual feel worse than they already do. Patterns are different across the world because not everyone lives the same life. Some people may not have as much free time therefore social media is the least of their worries, others may have a troublesome life and their only way of “solving” the problem is escaping on social media. It just depends on the lifestyle certain people have due to their experiences and environment. Any sort of disorders may also play a part in the screen time.