Why narcissists are at risk for developing Facebook addiction: The need to be admired and the need to belong

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 76, Issue , 2018, Pages 312-318

  Casale, Silvia ^a   Fioravanti, Giulia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Facebook addiction; Narcissism; Need for admiration; Need to belong; Social networking addiction; Uses and gratifications theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; NARCISSISM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; ADDICTION; HUMAN RELATION; ITALY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ITALY; MALE; NARCISSISM; RISK; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL NETWORKING; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85028973521     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.08.038     Document Type: Article

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