ArticlePloS one2018
The brave blue world: Facebook flow and Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD).
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- Negative psychological and physiological effects of social networking site use: The example of Facebook.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Review
- Repetitive negative thinking mediates the relationship between addictive Facebook use and suicide-related outcomes: A longitudinal study.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2023Article
- Dimensions, Measures, and Contexts in Psychological Investigations of Curiosity: A Scoping Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Experimental longitudinal evidence for causal role of social media use and physical activity in COVID-19 burden and mental health.Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health · 2022Article
- "In Flow"! Why Do Users Share Fake News about Environmentally Friendly Brands on Social Media?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Cooperative Revolution Reaches Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy: An Example From Germany.Clinical psychology in Europe · 2021Article
- COVID-19 Stress and Addictive Social Media Use (SMU): Mediating Role of Active Use and Social Media Flow.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- The relationship between narcissism, intensity of Facebook use, Facebook flow and Facebook addiction.Addictive behaviors reports · 2020Article
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- Investigating the "Flow" Experience: Key Conceptual and Operational Issues.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Relationships between addictive Facebook use, depressiveness, insomnia, and positive mental health in an inpatient sample: A German longitudinal study.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2019Article
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Abstract
The present study investigated the relationship between flow experienced when using Facebook (Facebook flow; i.e., experience of intensive enjoyment and pleasure generated by Facebook use due to which the Facebook activity is continued even at high costs of this behavior) and Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD). In a sample of 398 Facebook users (age: M (SD) = 33.01 (11.23), range: 18-64), the significant positive association between Facebook flow and FAD was positively moderated by the intensity of Facebook use. Exploratory factor analysis revealed that all six items assessing FAD loaded on the same factor as two items belonging to the subscale telepresence of Facebook flow. Therefore, the close link between Facebook flow and FAD may in particular result from the immersion in an attractive online world created by Facebook, where users escape to forget their everyday obligations and problems. Present results provide first evidence that Facebook flow may be an anteceded of FAD and indicate the mechanisms that may contribute to its development and maintenance. Practical applications for future studies and limitations of present results are discussed.
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