Factors associated with Facebook addiction among university students amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from an online cross-sectional survey.

Autor: Ripon RK; Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Al Zubayer A; Department of Sociology, University of Barishal, Barishal, Bangladesh., Rahman QM; Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Khan AH; Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Rahaman A; Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Hasan MT; Jeeon Bangladesh Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh.; Public Health Foundation, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Bhuiyan MRAM; Dhaka Community Medical College, Mogbazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Khan MKA; Sheikh Sayera Khatun Medical College, Gopalgonj, Bangladesh., Chowdhury MAU; Sheikh Sayera Khatun Medical College, Gopalgonj, Bangladesh., Hossain MZ; Sheikh Sayera Khatun Medical College, Gopalgonj, Bangladesh.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2022 Aug 25; Vol. 17 (8), pp. e0272905. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 25 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272905
Abstrakt: Background: Facebook addiction (FA) has been suggested as a potential behavioral addiction. There is a severe lack of research evidence regarding the Facebook addiction behavior among university students during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with Facebook addiction among Bangladeshi university students.
Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among 2,161 Bangladeshi university students during the COVID-19 pandemic from June 2021 to September 2021. A well fitted regression model in R programming language was used for this study.
Results: Female respondents and those whose family monthly income was <25,000 BDT were more addicted to Facebook than other respondents. Respondents who lost a family member or a relative to COVID-19, engaged in physical activities (exercise) during the pandemic, used Facebook for work purposes or used Facebook to relieve daily stress were more addicted to Facebook.
Conclusion: Overuse of social media is problematic as it can trigger several mental health symptoms, especially among students. Adequate and effective interventions are required to educate students about the dangers of Facebook addiction and to provide an alternative, healthy options.
Competing Interests: no conflicts of interest associated with this publication.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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