Validation of the new scale for measuring behaviors of Facebook users: Psycho-Social Aspects of Facebook Use (PSAFU)
Psycho-social aspects of Facebook use can be described through five dimensions. The excessive Facebook use is related to social anxiety. Compensatory and addictive use of Facebook is characteristic of socially unadapted individuals. Sensation seekers and socially anxious persons actively seek new friends on Facebook. Facebook profile has become an important aspect of personal identity for certain people.
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