Researchers from the Universities of Trinidad and Tobago identified the top signs that TikTok users are addicted to the platform. The research also showed that about a third of TikTok users are at risk of addiction.
Continuing to be the most popular social media platform with millions of users worldwide, TikTok is also the center of various social researches of scientists. on TikTok in the focus of users The team that made the study was this time researchers from the Universities of Trinidad and Tobago.
In their new study with 173 TikTok users, the researchers showed that TikTok the most obvious signs of addiction aimed to demonstrate. The study, which was conducted by analyzing the data of a total of 354 people, 313 of whom were Facebook users, revealed an important result.
One out of every 3 users is at risk of becoming addicted to TikTok:
Users who participated in the study, having obsessive thoughts about the application, feeling the urge to use the application more, using the application to forget about personal problems, failing to reduce the use of the application, when the use of the application is prohibited being restless or sad and whether using the app in this way negatively impacts school or work.
With the answers given, 68.2% of TikTok users who participated in the study were deemed ‘risk-free’ for TikTok addiction. On the other hand, users 25.4% were classified as ‘low risk’ and 6.4% as ‘at risk’. Users in the risk class loneliness and extroversion were found to tend to score higher on the criteria. Moreover female TikTok users It was also revealed that they were more likely to be at risk compared to male users.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10796863/Scientists-reveal-key-signs-TikTok-addiction-lonely-women-likely-affected.html