Uses and Gratifications of Problematic Social Media Use Among University Students: a Simultaneous Examination of the Big Five of Personality Traits, Social Media Platforms, and Social Media Use Motives

Kırcaburun, Kağan; Alhabash, Saleem; Betül Tosuntaş, Şule; D. Griffiths, Mark

doi:10.1007/s11469-018-9940-6

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Uses and Gratifications of Problematic Social Media Use Among University Students: a Simultaneous Examination of the Big Five of Personality Traits, Social Media Platforms, and Social Media Use Motives

Published in International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction • May 15, 2018

Authors:

Kağan Kırcaburun

Saleem Alhabash

Şule Betül Tosuntaş

Abstract

Recent studies suggest that users’ preferences of social media use differ according to their individual differences and use motives, and that these factors can lead to problematic social media use (PSMU) among a minority of users. The objectives of the present study were to investigate the influence...

Subject

Social media

Psychology

Health psychology

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