Understanding social media addiction from a humanistic perspective : a review

• Main Authors: Yeo, Deon Yong, Selvarathnam, Priyalatha, Loo, Sherianne Xue An
• Other Authors: Kitada Ryo
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/77150
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Social media use is increasing at an alarming rate and has been consistently led by users aged 18 to 29. Similarly, more social media users are finding it difficult to give up social media, raising concerns that social media addiction (SMA) may be growing in the population. Currently, the neurobiolo...