The relationship between addictive use of social media, narcissism, and self-esteem: Findings from a large national survey

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 64, Issue , 2017, Pages 287-293

  Andreassen, Cecilie Schou ^a,b   Pallesen, Ståle ^a   Griffiths, Mark D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Bergen Clinics Foundation   (Norway)

^c NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioral addiction; Narcissism; Online social networking addiction; Personality; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BERGEN SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION SCALE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGO; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; INTERNET ADDICTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCISSISM; NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY 16; NORWEGIAN (PEOPLE); PRIMARY SCHOOL; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SELF ESTEEM; SELF EVALUATION; SELF-CONCEPT ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL MEDIA; STUDENT; ADDICTION; AGE; MARRIAGE; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NARCISSISM; NORWAY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962697076     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.03.006     Document Type: Article

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