APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
Social Media Addiction in Relation to Personality
- Maria Esposito
- Julia Patras
- Sara Hammerle
- Scott Ross
DePauw University - Robert West
DePauw University
Abstract
This study researched how an individual's level of social media addiction is related to the Big Five personality traits. We found that higher levels of social media use is positively correlated with the Withdrawal and Volatility aspects of Neuroticism, and that social media addiction is negatively associated with Industriousness.
Personality Traits