Addiction to Social Networking Sites
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
This chapter presents the Background of the Study, the Statement of the Problem, the Significance of the Study and its Scope and Delimitation.
Background of the Study Every person has his or her own habitual activities. But sometimes, without them noticing, the usual habits become addictions. Addiction is any activity continuously done by an individual without control.
An addict or a person addicted to something will not end his day without satisfying his addiction. They will do whatever it takes to satisfy that need. It’s really difficult to stop addiction. Once you already have that one thing you’re addicted to, it’s hard to ignore the need, much more, stopping causes adverse effects. For example, a man addicted to cigarette smoking cannot actually stop in an instant for the withdrawal syndrome is so hard to deal with.
There are many kinds of addiction but in this study, the focus will be on those people addicted to social networking sites. According to (Griffiths: 2005, 191-197), A behavioral addiction such as social networking sites addiction may thus be seen from a biopsychosocial perspective. Just like substance-related addictions, social networking sites addiction incorporates the experience of the ‘classic’ addiction symptoms, namely mood modification (i.e., behavioral, cognitive, and emotional preoccupation with the SNS usage), tolerance (i.e., every increasing use of SNSs overtime), withdrawal symptoms (i.e., experiencing unpleasant physical and emotional symptoms when SNS use is restricted or stopped), conflict (i.e.,interpersonal and intrapsychic problems ensue because on SNS usage), and relapse (i.e., addicts quickly revert back in their excessive SNS usage after an abstinence period). Also, according to (Bradford: 2009, 85-87), it may be plausible to speak specifically of ‘Facebook Addiction Disorder’ (or more generally SNS Addiction Disorder’) because addiction criteria, such as neglect of personal life, mental
INTRODUCTION
This chapter presents the Background of the Study, the Statement of the Problem, the Significance of the Study and its Scope and Delimitation.
Background of the Study Every person has his or her own habitual activities. But sometimes, without them noticing, the usual habits become addictions. Addiction is any activity continuously done by an individual without control.
An addict or a person addicted to something will not end his day without satisfying his addiction. They will do whatever it takes to satisfy that need. It’s really difficult to stop addiction. Once you already have that one thing you’re addicted to, it’s hard to ignore the need, much more, stopping causes adverse effects. For example, a man addicted to cigarette smoking cannot actually stop in an instant for the withdrawal syndrome is so hard to deal with.
There are many kinds of addiction but in this study, the focus will be on those people addicted to social networking sites. According to (Griffiths: 2005, 191-197), A behavioral addiction such as social networking sites addiction may thus be seen from a biopsychosocial perspective. Just like substance-related addictions, social networking sites addiction incorporates the experience of the ‘classic’ addiction symptoms, namely mood modification (i.e., behavioral, cognitive, and emotional preoccupation with the SNS usage), tolerance (i.e., every increasing use of SNSs overtime), withdrawal symptoms (i.e., experiencing unpleasant physical and emotional symptoms when SNS use is restricted or stopped), conflict (i.e.,interpersonal and intrapsychic problems ensue because on SNS usage), and relapse (i.e., addicts quickly revert back in their excessive SNS usage after an abstinence period). Also, according to (Bradford: 2009, 85-87), it may be plausible to speak specifically of ‘Facebook Addiction Disorder’ (or more generally SNS Addiction Disorder’) because addiction criteria, such as neglect of personal life, mental