Communication accommodation theory (CAT) attempts to explain how and why people adjust their communicative behaviors dependent on the actions of others (Giles, 2016). Factors of communication accommodation include verbal actions, such as accent, speech rate, loudness, vocabulary, grammar, and voice, and gestures, such as posture, arm movement, and hand movement (Dragojevic et al., 2015). PeopleContinue reading “Communication Accommodation Theory”
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Bygone Stage
Upon Portugal’s shores, I cast my gaze,Where time’s embrace hath left its ancient trace,A thousand years, as if in a time’s maze,I find myself in awe of this grand place. The golden sun, with its eternal kiss,Awakens echoes of a distant age,The cobblestone streets, a timeless abyss,Whisper tales of an antique, bygone stage. In Lisbon’sContinue reading “Bygone Stage”
Careers, Demographics, and Internet Availability: Predictors of Social Media Addiction
Obsessive social media use has become a prevalent addictive behavior. The purpose of this study was to take a deeper look at what specific variables are leading to social media addiction. Specifically, we wanted to see if variables such as unlimited data and Wi-Fi availability, social media job requirements, and other demographics including education, age, gender, and marital status, predict increased addiction behaviors such as withdrawal and mood modification. As social media becomes increasingly prevalent, and the mental health issues that are connected become clearer, it is imperative that both predictors and solutions to social media addiction are identified. In the current study, a sample of 347 participants, recruited via Amazon Mechanical Turk, responded to a survey using a version of the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale that was modified to represent all social media platforms. The scale measured social media salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal, conflict, and relapse. Results revealed that being younger, more educated, married, male, having better access to internet, and having a job that required social media usage, all lead to a higher likelihood of social media addiction behaviors.
Keywords: Social Media Addiction, Salience, Mood Modification, Tolerance, Withdrawal, Conflict, and Relapse.
Hayden Coombs 