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Social media use may reflect stress relief and belonging more than habit

Social media use may reflect stress relief and belonging more than habit
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There is an assumption that social media use is mainly habitual or driven by addiction-like mechanisms, but findings published in the International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing suggest that engagement with such platforms might be better explained in terms of a person's structured response to distinct psychological and social needs. The work could have implications for how the plat

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