. The review noted that all the
studies suffered from a variety of methodological limitations. Many
of the studies attempted to assess SNS addiction, but mere assessment
of addiction tendencies does not suffice to demarcate real pathology.
Most of the study samples were generally small, specific, self-selected,
convenient, and skewed with regards to young adults and female
gender. This may have led to the very high addiction prevalence rates
(up to 34%) reported in some studies as individuals from these sociodemographic
groups are likely to be more heavy social networking
users. Consequently, empirical studies need to ensure that they are
assessing addiction rather than excessive use and/or preoccupation