The Effect of Social Media Addiction on the Libyan Adolescent Community
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social media addiction, Libyan adolescent community, behavioural effects.Abstract
The widespread use of social media platforms has changed the social lives of adolescents. That affects adolescents’ behaviours and daily life because it has become an important daily activity for most of them. The increase in social media usage has developed into behavioural addiction for many of this age range. This behaviour addiction has negative social effects despite its positive impact on the adolescent community. This study aims to categorise the types of social media addiction and evaluate this type of addiction on social behaviour in this community, also focusing more on negative influences that damage the adolescent community, such as loneliness and stress, to support society and experts in finding a solution for this issue. The questionnaire was distributed to 335 adolescent students in Libya. SPSS tools were used to analyse the collected data. The result showed that addicted adolescents or those who will be addicted make up more than 60% of the adolescent community in Libya. Although some positive effects of using social media on their study, it influences their family life. Also, it creates a social gap due to the decrease in face-to-face communication, compared to using social media to communicate with one's actual environment
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