The association between personality traits and Facebook addiction among adolescent students in a lower middle-income country, Nepal
The role of personality in addictive behaviour among adolescents has been an issue of major concern. This study examined the personality traits on Facebook addiction among adolescent school students in Nepal. A cross-sectional survey of 376 students from grades 9 to 12 employing a self-reported ques...
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| author | Prabina Subedi Surya Bahadur G. C. Santosh Kumar Gurung Resam Lal Poudel Sunita Sharma Bharat Ram Dhungana |
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| description | The role of personality in addictive behaviour among adolescents has been an issue of major concern. This study examined the personality traits on Facebook addiction among adolescent school students in Nepal. A cross-sectional survey of 376 students from grades 9 to 12 employing a self-reported questionnaire incorporating the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale and Ten-Item Personality Inventory was conducted. The relationship has been examined using binary logistic regression. The results revealed that adolescents exhibiting conscientiousness had a significantly higher likelihood of being addicted to Facebook (AOR: 4.316, 95% CI: 1.182 to 15.762), while those with agreeableness (AOR: 0.421, 95% CI: 0.265 to 0.667) and emotional stability (AOR: 0.099, 95% CI: 0.024 to 0.399) traits had lower odds. Facebook addiction is present among adolescent students in Nepal. Therefore, schools should devise and implement personality development programmes aimed at reducing vulnerability of adolescent students to Facebook addiction and promoting positive social media usage. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-25d4c23ef96d4131889ac637f7c5b64d2025-08-20T02:38:11ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth0267-38432164-45272025-12-0130110.1080/02673843.2025.2470189The association between personality traits and Facebook addiction among adolescent students in a lower middle-income country, NepalPrabina Subedi0Surya Bahadur G. C.1Santosh Kumar Gurung2Resam Lal Poudel3Sunita Sharma4Bharat Ram Dhungana5Department of Health Services, Ministry of Social Development and Health, Gandaki Province, NepalSchool of Business, Pokhara University, Pokhara, NepalSchool of Business, Pokhara University, Pokhara, NepalPrithvi Narayan Campus, Tribhuvan University, Pokhara, NepalSchool of Health and Allied Sciences, Pokhara University, Pokhara, NepalSchool of Business, Pokhara University, Pokhara, NepalThe role of personality in addictive behaviour among adolescents has been an issue of major concern. This study examined the personality traits on Facebook addiction among adolescent school students in Nepal. A cross-sectional survey of 376 students from grades 9 to 12 employing a self-reported questionnaire incorporating the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale and Ten-Item Personality Inventory was conducted. The relationship has been examined using binary logistic regression. The results revealed that adolescents exhibiting conscientiousness had a significantly higher likelihood of being addicted to Facebook (AOR: 4.316, 95% CI: 1.182 to 15.762), while those with agreeableness (AOR: 0.421, 95% CI: 0.265 to 0.667) and emotional stability (AOR: 0.099, 95% CI: 0.024 to 0.399) traits had lower odds. Facebook addiction is present among adolescent students in Nepal. Therefore, schools should devise and implement personality development programmes aimed at reducing vulnerability of adolescent students to Facebook addiction and promoting positive social media usage.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2025.2470189Adolescent studentsFacebook addictionpersonality traitsusage behaviour |
| spellingShingle | Prabina Subedi Surya Bahadur G. C. Santosh Kumar Gurung Resam Lal Poudel Sunita Sharma Bharat Ram Dhungana The association between personality traits and Facebook addiction among adolescent students in a lower middle-income country, Nepal International Journal of Adolescence and Youth Adolescent students Facebook addiction personality traits usage behaviour |
| title | The association between personality traits and Facebook addiction among adolescent students in a lower middle-income country, Nepal |
| title_full | The association between personality traits and Facebook addiction among adolescent students in a lower middle-income country, Nepal |
| title_fullStr | The association between personality traits and Facebook addiction among adolescent students in a lower middle-income country, Nepal |
| title_full_unstemmed | The association between personality traits and Facebook addiction among adolescent students in a lower middle-income country, Nepal |
| title_short | The association between personality traits and Facebook addiction among adolescent students in a lower middle-income country, Nepal |
| title_sort | association between personality traits and facebook addiction among adolescent students in a lower middle income country nepal |
| topic | Adolescent students Facebook addiction personality traits usage behaviour |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2025.2470189 |
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