Facebook addiction associated with internet activity, depression and behavioral factors among university students of Bangladesh: A cross- sectional study
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Abstract Facebook addiction (FA) has been suggested as a potential behavioral addiction. Data about FA among university students in Bangladesh has been scarce despite being a research topic of growing interest. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of FA and its related factors amongst university students in Bangladesh. A cross-sectional study was conducted between February to March 2020 within two Bangladeshi universities (i.e., Patuakhali Science and Technology University and Barishal University) residing in the southern territory of the country. Data were collected on socio-demographic characteristics, behavioral and online activities. The Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory-21 Scale were used to access the risk of FA, and depressive symptoms of students. About 36.9% of the students were identified as at risk of Facebook addiction using 18 as the cutoff score out of 30 on the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale. The risk factors of Facebook addiction were predicted to be failure in love, having history of domestic violence, having stressful life event, sufferings from sleep disturbance (i.e., more than 8 h sleep status compared to 6–8 h normal status), spending more than 5 h daily time on Facebook, and having symptoms of depression. Future research should use longitudinal designs to identify FA contributing factors among university students in Bangladesh.
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The prevalence of Facebook addiction in this study (67.2%) was higher than in previous studies.
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“Their study noted that 36.9% of students are marked as they are at risk for Facebook addiction [17].”
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“In contrast, the reverse relationship, the extent to which sleep behaviours drive PSMU, remains understudied (Lin et al. 2021; Sayeed et al. 2020; Tavernier and Willoughby 2014).”
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“However, it contradicts the recent study of Sayeed et al. (2020) in Bangladesh, where they reported that social media did not develop a sharp sense of critical understanding.”
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“Compared to some studies in other countries such as Bangladesh (Hossain & Munam, 2022; Sayeed et al., 2020) and Egypt (Alenezi et al., 2023), the prevalence of FBA among Vietnamese college students (H ồ , 2024) is higher.”
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“This cutoff score was previously used in the studies conducted in Bangladesh (Sayeed et al. 2020, 2023).”
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“Given that the majority of social media users in Bangladesh are college and university students aged 18–24, who make up a significant portion of the country’s social media users (Sayeed et al., 2020), university students were selected as the primary respondents.”
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Analyzing the Impact of Facebook Addiction on Academic Performance Using Machine Learning Techniques
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“The study suggests further research using longitudinal designs to understand Facebook addiction among Bangladeshi university students [2].”
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Problematic TikTok and Facebook Use Among Bangladeshi Adolescents
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Utilisation problématique de Facebook : définition, évaluation et profils d'utilisateurs
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“Moreover, prevalence rates of enhanced Facebook addiction were 1.67 and 2.51 times higher, respectively, for elements like depressive symptoms and a history of domestic violence [30].”
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- Authors
- Sayeed, A., Hassan, M. N., Rahman, M. H., El Hayek, S., Banna, M. H. A., Mallick, T., Hasan, A.-R., Meem, A. E., & Kundu, S.
- Affiliations
- Patuakhali Science and Technology University (BD)
- Corresponding author
- Kundu, Satyajit
- Venue
- Children and Youth Services Review
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-11
- Volume
- 118
- Pages
- 105424
- ISSN
- 0190-7409 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3082462972
- Semantic Scholar
- b1128220f70268c7f01494ff810ea8728d308b27
- Cited by
- 63
- References
- 50
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 2
- FWCI
- 13.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Children and Youth Services Review (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Digital Media and Philosophy
- Keywords
- Facebook addiction, social media addiction, behavioral addiction, university students, depression, Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, sleep disorders, life events, domestic violence, online activities, Bangladesh
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