Snapchat vs. Facebook: Differences in problematic use, behavior change attempts, and trait social reward preferences

Meshi, Dar; Turel, Ofir; Henley, Dan

doi:10.1016/j.abrep.2020.100294

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“…Another key problem in the extant literature concerning addiction to social media is that most studies tend to examine specific social networking sites rather than social media use as a whole. Most published studies to date have concentrated on Facebook addiction mostly because of its longevity compared to other social networking sites ( Kuss & Griffiths, 2017 ), but more recently there have been empirical studies on addictions to Instagram ( Kırcaburun & Griffiths, 2018 , 2019 ), Twitter ( Kircaburun, 2016 ), TikTok ( Zhang, Wu, & Liu, 2019 ; Zhou & Lee, 2021 ), QQ ( Liu, Ahmed, Ahmed, Griffiths, & Chen, 2021 ), Bilibili ( Yang, Griffiths, Yan, & Xu, 2021 ), Snapchat ( Meshi, Turel, & Henley, 2020 ; Punyanunt-Carter, De La Cruz, & Wrench, 2017 ), and YouTube ( Balakrishnan & Griffiths, 2017 ; de Bérail et al., 2019 ; Klobas, McGill, Moghavvemi, & Paramanathan, 2018 ). There is also a growing literature on particular micro-behaviors engaged in on social media platforms being potentially addictive such as individuals who post up to 200 selfies a day on social media and spending many hours a day and using filtering software to post ‘perfect’ selfies to get as many ‘likes’ as possible from their followers ( Balakrishnan & Griffiths, 2018 ; Monacis, Griffiths, Limone, Sinatra, & Servidio, 2020 ; Pakpour, Lin, Lin, Imani, & Griffiths, 2020 ).…”

Section: Social Network Use Disordermentioning

confidence: 99%

Disorders due to addictive behaviors: Further issues, debates, and controversies •

Griffiths

2022

JBA

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Two recent papers in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions by Brand et al. (2022), and Sassover and Weinstein (2022) both make interesting additions to the place of behavioral addictions in the more general addictive behaviors field. This commentary discusses some of the further nuances in the debates surrounding whether problematic engagement in social networking, pornography, and buying/shopping should be considered as possible ‘disorders due to addictive behaviors’ in the ICD-11. Particular emphasis in this commentary is placed on social network use disorder and its delineation. While there is growing evidence that addictions to sex, pornography, social network sites, exercise, work, and buying/shopping may be genuine disorders among a minority of individuals, none of these behaviors is likely to be included in formal psychiatric manuals in the near future until there is more high-quality data on all research fronts (e.g., epidemiological, neurobiological, psychological, and clinical).

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Section: Social Network Use Disordermentioning

confidence: 99%

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Griffiths

2022

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“…The survey instrument also did not ask specifically about Snapchat or TikTok (though some participants did mention Snapchat in the written portion of the survey), which are also popular among this age group. These platforms typically encourage more spontaneous posting or usage, and could represent an important contrast to the other platforms investigated in our study [ 23 , 24 ]. In addition, young adults may have multiple accounts on a single social media platform—for instance, auxiliary accounts on Instagram are colloquially referred to as “finsta,” a portmanteau of “fake” and “Instagram.” These accounts are often less curated and again consist of more spontaneous posting and could also be a key tool for patients to share about or cope with their disease [ 25 ].…”

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Contrasting Social Media Use Between Young Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Type 1 Diabetes: Cross-sectional Study

Ranjanala¹,

Wilson²,

Mitchell³

et al. 2022

JMIR Pediatr Parent

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Background Social media is used by young adult patients for social connection and self-identification. Objective This study aims to compare the social media habits of young adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and type 1 diabetes (T1D). Methods This is a cross-sectional study of subjects from Boston Children’s Hospital outpatient IBD and diabetes clinics. Patients above 18 years of age were invited to complete a brief anonymous survey, which asked about the various ways they use several social media platforms. Results Responses were received from 108 patients (92.5% response rate), evenly split across disease type. We found that 83% of participants spent at least 30 minutes per day on social media, most commonly on Instagram and Facebook. Although the content varied based on the platform, patients with IBD posted or shared content related to their disease significantly less than those with T1D (23% vs 38%, P=.02). Among Instagram users, patients with IBD were less likely to engage with support groups (22% vs 56%, P=.04). Among Twitter users, patients with IBD were less likely to seek disease information (77% vs 29%, P=.005). Among Facebook users, patients with IBD were less likely to post about research and clinical trials (31% vs 65%, P=.04) or for information seeking (49% vs 87%, P=.003). Patients with IBD were also less likely to share their diagnosis with friends or family in person. Conclusions Young adults with IBD were less willing to share their diagnosis and post about or explore the disease on social media compared to those with T1D. This could lead to a sense of isolation and should be further explored.

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“…Meshi and colleagues found impairment in the second half of the task, concluding that problematic social media use was related to increased risk-taking. Subsequently, Meshi, Turel, and Henley (2020) used the BART to reveal a learning effect, in which the greater one's problematic social media use, the more risk averse one becomes after exposure to negative outcomes. As both the IGT and BART involve transitioning from ambiguous decisions to risky decisions through learning, we conducted the current study which isolated ambiguous and risky decisions, in the absence of learning.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, individuals can play games on certain social media platforms, and we did not assess internet gaming disorder. Therefore, future research that includes additional measures of these disorders, as well as other relevant dimensions (e.g., personality traits, see Meshi, Turel, & Henley, 2020), will be better able to address this issue. Finally, we did not use a clinical sample to compare with healthy controls, rather we looked for a correlation across individuals who displayed a wide range of problematic social media use.…”

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confidence: 99%

Problematic social media use is associated with the evaluation of both risk and ambiguity during decision making

Meshi

Freestone

Özdem-Mertens

2021

JBA

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Background and aimsPeople can engage in excessive, maladaptive use of social media platforms. This problematic social media use mirrors substance use disorders with regard to symptoms and certain behavioral situations. For example, individuals with substance use disorders demonstrate aberrations in risk evaluations during decision making, and initial research on problematic social media use has revealed similar findings. However, these results concerning problematic social media use have been clouded by tasks that involve learning and that lack a clear demarcation between risky and ambiguous decision making. Therefore, we set out to specifically determine the relationship between problematic social media use and decision making under both risk and ambiguity, in the absence of learning.MethodsWe assessed each participant's (N = 90) self-reported level of problematic social media use. We then had them perform the wheel of fortune task, which has participants make choices between a sure option or either a risky or ambiguous gamble. In this way, the task isolates decisions made under risk and ambiguity, and avoids trial-to-trial learning. Results: We found that the greater an individual's problematic social media use, the more often that individual choses high-risk gambles or ambiguous gambles, regardless of the degree of ambiguity.Discussion and conclusionsOur findings indicate that greater problematic social media use is related to a greater affinity for high-risk situations and overall ambiguity. These findings have implications for the field, specifically clarifying and extending the extant literature, as well as providing future avenues for research.

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Snapchat vs. Facebook: Differences in problematic use, behavior change attempts, and trait social reward preferences

Abstract: Highlights Participants spent more time on Snapchat than Facebook. Participants reported more problematic use of Snapchat than Facebook. Participants reported more attempts to quit Facebook than Snapchat. Trait social rewards were positively associated with problematic social media use.

Cited by 13 publications

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Disorders due to addictive behaviors: Further issues, debates, and controversies •

Disorders due to addictive behaviors: Further issues, debates, and controversies •

Contrasting Social Media Use Between Young Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Type 1 Diabetes: Cross-sectional Study

Problematic social media use is associated with the evaluation of both risk and ambiguity during decision making

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