Cause Of Social Media Addiction

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Second, social media can lead to Addiction the compulsive need for something. When being addicted to something an individual can’t go without it no matter where they are or what they’re doing. So if a student or any other human being for that matter is addicted to social media their going to access these sites multiple times a day whether their sitting in class, working at a job, trying to study, even sitting down for dinner with the family it doesn’t matter. Social media sites attracts more of young users ages ranging from eighteen to thirty five years old then anyone else (Hsu, 2009). With that being mentioned a wide variety of those young users are students in school trying to graduate or get a degree in college. A survey was conducted by myself and questioned thirty different students at the University of Akron Wayne College, …show more content…

All these networking sites have become so popular its part of a person’s everyday life. These sites are fun and give you the chance to explore and meet new people but there’s a time and place for it. If it’s not being used at the proper time a student’s education could be at stake. 50% of students feel it’s hard to get through the day without using social media. If Facebook, Instagram, and twitter are all part of a student’s lifestyle then there should be a way to use them as an educational tool to help better their learning and not become the leading cause for failing students. If a goal is set to accomplish don’t let social media be the reason it doesn’t happen, make it the reason it does happen! These sites are fun to use but when it’s being used for the wrong things at the wrong time it leads to addiction, distraction, lack of study time, low grades and poor communication. It time to make social media educationally useful helping students succeed and make their dreams come

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