Abstract
The time patterns for using Facebook among youth are different. The
daily and weekly time patterns can tell different usage patterns. There is a
concern shown by scholars from communication psychology that though
Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites among
youth, however, it can sometimes become problematic. To verify this
argument carefully in academic scholarship, the current study contributes
by researching the interaction effect of the daily and the weekly time
patterns on the perceived problematic Facebook use. The university
students (N = 1188) in Lahore, are selected through connivance sampling
using traditional paper and pencil survey. The objectives of the study are
to explain whether the time (in minutes and hours) spent daily and
weekly on Facebook make any difference in the reported scores of
Problematic Facebook Use (PFU) among university students in Lahore.
The study utilizes the quantitative approach of the cross-sectional survey
method and selects respondents by using the convenience sampling
technique. The scales for measuring daily and weekly time patterns for
Facebook use are adopted from Hussain and Saleem (2016). The scale for measuring PFU is adopted from Dhaha and Igale (2014). The two-way
between-groups ANOVA shows that the daily time spent on Facebook
make difference with a small effect (η2=.05) in the PFU scores, besides,
the weekly time patterns show a significant difference (η2=.01) for the
problematic Facebook use. Further, the Post Hoc comparisons show that
there is a gradual increase in problematic Facebook use among university
who use it for less time in a week to daily use. Those who use Facebook
for less than half an hour have reported that Facebook is more
problematic for them. The study has implications for students to check
Facebook using habits after half an hour in a particular day by using a
timer. The study has also implications for the mentorship roles of parents
and teachers.
Muhammad Shabbir Sarwar, Mudassar Hussain, Khuram Shahzad. (2021) Impact of Daily and Weekly Time Patterns on Perceived Problematic Facebook Usage Cross-Sectional Survey of University Students in Lahore, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume-31, Issue-1.
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