Facebook addiction and mental well-being of Dhaka University students

Abstract

The study examined Facebook addiction as it relates to psychological well-being for undergraduate students who are members of the University of Dhaka. Three hundred participants qualified for inclusion by using Facebook daily while being current undergraduate students at the University of Dhaka. The assessment of Facebook addiction utilized the Facebook Addiction Scale (FAS) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) appropriate for measuring anxiety and depression. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) served as the measurement instrument for life satisfaction. The participants displayed moderate addiction to Facebook (M=28.6, SD=7.2) alongside average depression (M=7.2, SD=4.3) anxiety (M=6.8, SD=3.1) and a high level of life satisfaction (M=58.2, SD=12.4). The study findings indicated Facebook addiction demonstrated strong positive relationships with anxiety (r=.45, p