Validation of the new scale for measuring behaviors of Facebook users: Psycho-Social Aspects of Facebook Use (PSAFU)

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Highlights：

• 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.

摘要

•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.

论文关键词：Facebook,Scale,Self-presentation,Facebook addiction,Compensation theory,Personality

论文评审过程：Received 15 December 2014, Revised 14 July 2015, Accepted 15 July 2015, Available online 3 September 2015, Version of Record 3 September 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.07.032