In a small study of Facebook users in Poland, depression was one predictor of greater vulnerability to becoming dependent on using the social media site.
So-called Facebook intrusion is similar to an addiction, but the emphasis is on the way a person’s relationships with others are affected. Being young, male and spending a lot of time online also predicted a greater likelihood of unhealthy dependence on Facebook.
“We know a little bit already about Facebook usage and personality,” said Dr. Robert Cloninger, a psychiatrist with the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis who wasn’t involved in the study.
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