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Predictors of Facebook addiction among youth: A structural equation modeling (SEM) — — — — — — — — |
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Dhaha, Ismail Sheikh Yusuf
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With the popularity of Facebook, more and more youth extensively adopt Facebook for different motives. They are spending a plenty of time daily on surfing the site, which may be an indication of addiction. The current study investigates the predictors of Facebook addiction among youth from the uses and Gratifications theory perspective. Using online survey, the data was obtained from 309 youth from a Sub-Saharan African country. Data was analyzed using AMOS version 18 and SPSS version 17. The results of the structural equation modeling suggested that social interaction (β= .21, p<.001) and entertainment motives (β=.42, p<.001) had statistically positive and significant effects on Facebook addiction among youth, yielding 30% of variance. Limitations and future research scope are further elaborated.
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Centre of Excellence for Scientific & Research Journalism, COES&RJ LLC
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2013-10-01
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article |
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http://centreofexcellence.net/index.php/JSS/article/view/jss.2013.2.4.186.195
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Journal of Social Sciences (COES&RJ-JSS); Vol 2 No 4 (2013): October Issue; 186-195
2305-9249 2305-9494 |
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eng
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http://centreofexcellence.net/index.php/JSS/article/view/jss.2013.2.4.186.195/2013.2.4.186.195
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| Rights |
Copyright (c) 2013 ISMAIL SHEIKH YUSUF DHAHA
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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