Self-Objectification and Depression among Students Experiencing Facebook Addiction

Impact of facebook addiction on narcissistic behavior and self-esteem among students.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between Facebook addiction, narcissism and self-esteem and to see if gender played any role in this equation. METHODS The correlational study was conducted from February to March 2013 at the Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. Using convenient sampling, two equal groups of male and female students were enrolled from dif...

Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD) among German students—A longitudinal approach

The present study aimed to investigate Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD) in a German student sample over a period of one year. While mean FAD level did not increase during the investigation period, a significant increase was shown in the number of participants reaching the critical cutoff score. FAD was significantly positively related to the personality trait narcissism and to negative mental ...

Internet Addiction among Students: the Relation of Self-esteem and Depression

Since problematic internet use has long been a matter of public concern. The purpose of this study was to evaluate prevalence of internet addiction and its relation with depression and self esteem. This study is descriptive correlation, 408 students (258 males and 150 females) were chosen by multi step cluster sampling. The tools of measurement were the Young internet addiction, coopersmith sel...

Materialists on Facebook: the self-regulatory role of social comparisons and the objectification of Facebook friends

In this study, we examine chronic materialism as a possible motive for Facebook usage. We test an explanatory mediation model predicting that materialists use Facebook more frequently, because they compare themselves to others, they objectify and instrumentalize others, and they accumulate friends. For this, we conducted two online surveys (N1 = 242, N2 = 289) assessing demographic variables, F...

Influence of Media on Self-objectification, Body Image, and Rape Myths Acceptance among College Students