Lumbini Medical College, Palpa, 32500, Nepal.
Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal.
F1000Res. 2020 Oct 14;9:1237. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.26923.2. eCollection 2020.
Facebook addiction is said to occur when an individual spends an excessive amount of time on Facebook, disrupting one's daily activities and social life. The present study aimed to find out the level of Facebook addiction in the Nepalese context and briefly discuss the issues associated with its unintended use. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Forensic Medicine of Lumbini Medical College. The study instrument was the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale typed into a Google Form and sent randomly to Facebook contacts of the authors. The responses were downloaded in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 16. The study consisted of 103 Nepalese participants, of which 54 (52.42%) were males and 49 females (47.58%). There were 11 participants (10.68%) who had more than one Facebook account. It was observed that 8.73% (n=9) to 39.80% (n=41) were addicted to Facebook. When used properly Facebook has its own advantages. Excessive use is linked with health hazards including addiction and dependency. Students who engage more on Facebook may have less time studying, leading to poor academic performance. People need to be made aware of the issues associated with the misuse of Facebook.
当一个人在 Facebook 上花费过多时间，干扰其日常生活和社交活动时，就会被认为患有 Facebook 成瘾症。本研究旨在了解尼泊尔的 Facebook 成瘾程度，并简要讨论与其不当使用相关的问题。
本研究采用描述性横断面设计，在蓝毗尼医学院法医系进行。研究工具是 Bergen Facebook 成瘾量表，以 Google 表单的形式呈现，并随机发送给作者的 Facebook 联系人。回复下载到 Microsoft Excel 电子表格中，并使用社会科学统计软件包 16 进行分析。
研究包括 103 名尼泊尔参与者，其中 54 名（52.42%）为男性，49 名女性（47.58%）。有 11 名参与者（10.68%）拥有多个 Facebook 账户。结果显示，8.73%（n=9）至 39.80%（n=41）的参与者对 Facebook 成瘾。
当正确使用 Facebook 时，它有其自身的优势。过度使用与健康危害有关，包括成瘾和依赖。更多参与 Facebook 的学生可能会花更少的时间学习，导致学习成绩不佳。需要让人们了解与 Facebook 不当使用相关的问题。
