Applying the Uses and Gratifications Model to Examine Consequences of Social Media Addiction

The purpose of this research is to test the uses and gratifications model (U&G) with respect to addictive outcomes for young adult social media users. Two cross-sectional survey studies were completed with college students aged 18–25 years. Study 1 applied path analysis with regression to determ...

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Main Authors: Amber L. Ferris, Erin E. Hollenbaugh, Paul A. Sommer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-05-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051211019003