Table 3 Social Media Addiction Scale responses of the participants

1. I often find myself using social media

11 (3.6%)

34 (11.3%)

47 (15.6%)

111 (36.8%)

99 (32.8%)

2. I often find life to be boring without social media

10 (3.3%)

50 (16.6%)

61 (20.2%)

103 (34.1%)

78 (25.8%)

3. I often neglect my schoolwork because of my usage of social media

25 (8.3%)

82 (27.2%)

90 (29.8%)

80 (26.5%)

25 (8.3%)

4. I get irritated when someone interrupts me when I’m using social media

44 (14.6%)

101 (33.4%)

87 (28.8%)

55 (18.2%)

15 (5.0%)

5. Several days could pass without me feeling it when I am using social media^a

65 (21.5%)

118 (39.1%)

61 (20.2%)

47 (15.6%)

11 (3.6%)

6. Time passes by without me feeling it when I am using social media

15 (5.0%)

34 (14.2%)

45 (14.9%)

106 (35.1%)

93 (30.8%)

7. I find it difficult to sleep shortly after using social media

42 (13.9%)

115 (38.1%)

57 (18.9%)

61 (20.2%)

27 (8.9%)

8. My family complain frequently of my preoccupation with social media

50 (16.6%)

99 (32.8%)

67 (22.2%)

51 (16.9%)

34 (11.3%)

9. I will be upset if I had to cut down the amount of time I spend using social media

44 (14.6%)

117 (38.7%)

72 (25.5%)

94 (16.2%)

15 (5.0%)

10. My school grades have deteriorated because of my social media use

72 (23.8%)

114 (37.7%)

71 (23.5%)

27 (8.9%)

18 (6.0%)

11. I often use social media while sitting in the care

101 (33.4%)

59 (19.5%)

84 (27.8%)

34 (11.3%)

24 (7.9%)

12. I often cancel meeting my friends because of my occupation with social media

107 (65.3%)

86 (28.5%)

21 (7.0%)

15 (5.0%)

10 (3.3%)

13. I find myself thinking about what happened in social media when I am away from them

60 (19.9%)

101 (33.4%)

50 (16.6%)

67 (22.2%)

24 (7.9%)

14. I feel my social media usage has increased significantly since I began using time

16 (5.3%)

39 (12.9%)

73 (24.2%)

115 (38.1%)

59 (19.5%)