Objective Facebook behaviour: Differences between problematic and non-problematic users
Journal article
Marino, C, Finos, L, Vieno, A, Lenzi, M and Spada, MM (2017). Objective Facebook behaviour: Differences between problematic and non-problematic users. Computers in Human Behavior. 73, pp. 541-546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.04.015
Authors | Marino, C, Finos, L, Vieno, A, Lenzi, M and Spada, MM |
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Abstract | © 2017 Elsevier LtdThe aim of the study was to test whether, and how much, specific objective Facebook behaviours are more frequent in problematic than non-problematic Facebook users. Differences between problematic and non-problematic Facebook users in objective Facebook behaviours were examined using frequentist and Bayesian t-tests. Participants were undergraduate students (n = 297, 80.8% female, age mean = 21.05, standard deviation = 1.88). Problematic Facebook use was assessed using fifteen items adapted from the scale developed and validated for the measurement of Generalized Problematic Internet Use. A specific R package was developed to obtain information about objective Facebook behaviours (friendship activities, events, wall activities, and text messages). T-tests indicated that non-problematic and problematic users significantly differ in several objective Facebook behaviours. Bayesian analyses confirmed t-test results and supported that Problematic users scored higher than non-problematic users in several dependent variables, such as number of friendships established, number of events attended, all wall activities (e.g. number of “like”), and private messages sent. The analysis of data about objective Facebook behaviours goes beyond the self-reported information about such activities, and helps to understand the role of its potentially addictive activities in predicting PFU. |
Keywords | 0806 Information Systems; 1701 Psychology; 1702 Cognitive Science; Education |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Computers in Human Behavior |
Journal citation | 73, pp. 541-546 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN | 0747-5632 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.04.015 |
Publication dates | |
10 Apr 2017 | |
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Deposited | 02 May 2017 |
Accepted | 07 Apr 2017 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/86zv9
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