Elena Davis

"[P]roblematic use appears to affect 12.5% of people."

Commonly agreed on facets of problematic use include perceived lack of control over the time spent on Facebook; negative feelings about own Facebook usage (e.g., guilt, regret …

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"Behaviors associated with perceived low control reflect high + frequent usage, response to notifications, evening + passive time spent, and specific behaviors like no engagement repeat sessions and surface switching."

Rates of perceived low control are similar for youth and adults, with low attentiveness (~31-35%) more common than low capability (16-20%)." …

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"Facebook may be rewarding and habit-forming"

There is no evidence that Facebook use meets the clinical definition of 'addiction.' The way the media portrays Facebook 'addiction' can be exaggerated and inaccurate. …

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"It may be a problem if Facebook seems rewarding based on the principle of unpredictability, while the inherent value of the reward is lacking"

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"Rates of perceived low control are similar for youth and adults, with low attentiveness (~34-40%) more common than low capability (13-20%)"

Users' perceived control can be validly measured across age cohorts with questions assessing low attentiveness around platform use (i.e., spending more time, checking, and …

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"The prevalence of reported problematic use is highest among teens and young adults"

We have defined 'problematic use' as the combination of lack of control + negative life impact from FB use" …

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"These may lead to feelings of being manipulated, feeling lack of control related to certain behaviors, and feelings of dependence on checking or going on Facebook that could be related to lower well-being - and could be fueling the subjective, colloquial experiences of feeling 'addicted' to Facebook."

We hypothesize that unpredictable, low value rewards and cues that promote frequent, automatic, undesired behaviors are contributing to reward learning and habit formation in a …

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"This would support enacting more limits on autoplay of next videos that occurs across surfaces, and/or adding pauses or friction."

Stories usage is the strongest and most consistent predictor of low control. …

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"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 …

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