We used the aforementioned variables as predictors of Facebook addiction and conducted hierarchical regression analy- sis. The results shown in Table 5 suggest that online interpersonal relationships are the most crucial predictors of Facebook addiction, because they accounted for 14.2% of the total variance. The second most prominent predictor was one of the Big Five personality traits, neuroticism, which accounted for 8.3% of the total variance. The third most prominent predictor was a type of online support, information support, which accounted for 1% of the total variance. The remainder of the total variance was accounted for by conscientiousness and social companionship, but these variables only accounted for a small amount of the total variance. The findings implied that both a person’s personality and how he or she treats online interpersonal rela- tionships might accurately predict whether he she will become addicted to Facebook.
According to the findings shown in Table 5, interpersonal relationships were the most prominent predictor of Facebook addiction, followed by neuroticism and online support. These findings are interesting because Facebook addiction was seem- ingly driven more by online and offline interpersonal relationships than by other factors. Our study also appears to contradict previous studies that suggest that women message and engage in online social activity more than men do. Our study sug- gested that college students devoted a large amount of time to maintaining their interpersonal relationships on Facebook regardless of gender, grade, or school. Their interpersonal relationships on Facebook were integrated with their daily life, and that was the most prevalent reason for addiction.