Insights on associations between the frequency of use of diverse social media products and social networks use disorder tendencies from a German speaking sample

Abstract

Objective: In the present work we investigate how individual differences in at least occasionally using distinct social media platforms is linked to social networks use disorder (SNUD) tendencies. A final sample of n = 2200 participants filled in the AICA-C-9 measure to get insights into individual differences in overuse of social media and participants also indicated which platforms they used at least once a month. Results: The analysis revealed a robust positive association between number of at least occasionally used social media apps and SNUD tendencies (r =.44, p