Table 3 Effect of facebook use on personal, familial and social life
N = 452 (percentage) | |
|---|---|
Are you more socially active on facebook than in real life? | |
More active on facebook | 39 (8.6 %) |
More active in real | 300 (66.4 %) |
Equally active on both | 113 (25.0 %) |
Do you think facebook is a source of inspiration and motivation for you? | |
Quite a lot | 79 (17.5 %) |
Somewhat | 271 (60.0 %) |
Not at all | 102 (22.5 %) |
Do you get irritated when anyone disturbs you while using facebook? | |
Quite a lot | 155 (34.3 %) |
Somewhat | 237 (52.4 %) |
Not at all | 60 (13.3 %) |
How often do your friends and family complain you about the time period you spend on facebook? | |
Quite a lot | 61 (13.5 %) |
Somewhat | 214 (47.3 %) |
Not at all | 177 (39.2 %) |
Do you feel difficult to spend your day if you can’t log into facebook for an entire day? | |
Quite a lot | 110 (24.3 %) |
Somewhat | 40 (8.8 %) |
Not at all | 302 (66.8 %) |
Did you ever try to reduce time on facebook? | |
No, I didn’t | 129 (28.5 %) |
Yes, I tried but couldn’t succeed | 101 (22.3 %) |
Yes, I tried and succeed | 222 (49.1 %) |
For what reason you have tried to reduce time on facebook? (N = 323) | |
To use my time in academic | 204 (45.1 %) |
To save my time for creative work | 73 (16.2 %) |
To improve my relation | 9 (2.0 %) |
Others | 37 (8.2 %) |