Associations Between Instagram Addiction, Academic Performance, Social Anxiety, Depression, and Life Satisfaction Among University Students

The use of social networking sites (SNSs) has become increasingly popular. Although several studies have been carried out on the addictive SNSs such as Twitter and Facebook, there is little research Instagram addiction its drivers. present study investigated association between students’ needs by incorporating physical activity a moderator among 364 university students. Additionally, associations addiction, academic performance, depression, anxiety, life satisfaction were investigated. results showed that recognition needs, entertainment all contributed to addiction. However, information not significant predictor findings also illustrated had moderating role in effect provide evidence negative impact performance positive anxiety depression. Academic was satisfaction, while depression negatively influenced satisfaction. contribute extant literature investigating possible precursors outcomes