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Cause And Consequences Of Social Media Addiction

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Social Media Addiction
Report by Teo Rui Zhi Rachel of class 2E6
Research Metor(s): Mr Ang

Abstract:
Social Media Addiction is the main topic of this report. This report shows the amount of teenagers these days addicted to social media and therefore, find a cause to the addiction. How can we solve the problem of social media addiction? Through this report, the question will find its answer.

Content
1.0 Introduction 3
2.0 Causes and Consequences of social media addiction
2.1 What are the main causes of social media addiction?
2.2 What are some symptoms of social media addiction?
3.2 What are the consequences of social media addiction? 4
3.0 Some ways to kick social media addiction 4.0 Survey Results and Analysis 5-6
5.0 Further Development 8
6.0 Conclusion and Recommendation 8 7.0 Reference List 9

1.0 Introduction
This report is on Social Media Addiction, which is very common in the society nowadays. According to a new eMarketer report, “Worldwide Social Network Users: 2013 Forecast and Comparative Estimates” , one in every four people uses social media.It aims to find out the amount of people addicted to social media and find out why people use social media so frequently. However, what is considered as an addiction to social media? Most people just say that using too much of the electronic devices to access social media is considered as an addiction. How many hours of using the electronic devices to access social media is actually considered

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