Internet Addiction： Just Facebook Me! The Role of Social Networking Sites in Internet Addiction

作     者：Carrie L. Carmody 

作者机构：Department of Psychology and Social Behavior University of California lrvine CA 92697 US 

出 版 物：《Computer Technology and Application》 (计算机技术与应用（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2012年第3卷第3期

页      面：262-267页

学科分类：12[管理学] 1201[管理学-管理科学与工程(可授管理学、工学学位)] 08[工学] 082304[工学-载运工具运用工程] 081201[工学-计算机系统结构] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 0823[工学-交通运输工程] 

主　　题：Social networking internet addiction youth. 

摘      要：Internet based social-networking sites like Facebook are highly attractive, user-friendly, and increasingly popular. Current estimates indicate over 750 million users of Facebook alone. However, Internet addiction is an increasing problem amongst today＇s youth and as yet, is understudied in the United States. This study looked at the relationship between this new social-networking tool and the increasing phenomenon of internet addiction symptoms using both a US college sample （age 19years） and a US high-school sample （age 14years）. Findings indicate that SNS （Social Networking Site） activity maybe more predictive of addictive behaviors than general internet use and that higher percents of symptomology occur in those users reporting SNS activity as their primary internet activity.