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. 2012 Apr;110(2):518-20.
doi: 10.2466/01.07.18.PR0.110.2.518-520.

Facebook addiction: concerns, criticism, and recommendations--a response to Andreassen and colleagues

Mark D Griffiths  1
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Facebook addiction: concerns, criticism, and recommendations--a response to Andreassen and colleagues

Mark D Griffiths. Psychol Rep. 2012 Apr.

Abstract

This paper provides a brief critique of the Facebook addiction research field in relation to the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale developed by Andreaessen and colleagues (2012). Just like the term "Internet addiction," the term "Facebook addiction" may already be obsolete because there are many activities that a person can engage in on the Facebook website (e.g., messaging friends, playing games like Farmville, and gambling). What is needed is a new psychometric scale examining potential addiction to a particular online application (i.e., social networking) rather than activity on a particular website (i.e., Facebook).

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  • Development of a Facebook Addiction Scale.
    Andreassen CS, Torsheim T, Brunborg GS, Pallesen S. Andreassen CS, et al. Psychol Rep. 2012 Apr;110(2):501-17. doi: 10.2466/02.09.18.PR0.110.2.501-517. Psychol Rep. 2012. PMID: 22662404

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