"We can use the 'addiction' framework as a useful orienting point to understand common Facebook problems"

"We have defined 'problematic use' as the combination of lack of control + negative life impact from FB use This was informed by the academic literature, but is not an official definition - it could be argued to be both too lenient and too narrow" "A proposed taxonomy of types of problematic use is informed by concepts related to addiction: reward learning and habitual behavior" "There is not enough clinical or neuroscientific evidence to classify a true Facebook 'addiction' - but people are still experiencing problems." "Certain rewarding Facebook behaviors (e.g., receiving social approval, sharing about yourself) do activate the brain's dopamine system, but in fundamentally different ways than addictive drugs." "We can use the 'addiction' framework as a useful orienting point to understand common Facebook problems" "Facebook's rewards are easily accessible, available all the time, limitless, and unpredictable, so it is easy to consume too much." "Facebook cues can trigger automatic, learned behavioral responses that can feel unintentional or out of the users' control." "Facebook may provide an escape or distraction from real-life negative experiences, so that negative emotions could trigger Facebook use."