Ihssen & Wadsley, 2020, Reward & Social Networking Sites

Data contained in this file are reported in: Ihssen &amp; Wadsley (2020), A Reward and Incentive-Sensitization Perspective on Compulsive Use of Social Networking Sites – Wanting but not Liking Predicts Checking Frequency and Problematic Use Behavior, Addictive Behaviors.<br>The file contains survey data from 358 participants (mean age 20.9 years) who took part in three online studies at Durham University. The studies investigated behavioural, motivational and affective processes in relation to Social Networking Sites (SNSs).<br>Studies were presented on the Online Surveys platform (https://www.onlinesurveys.ac.uk) and approved by the Ethics Sub-Committee in the Department of Psychology at Durham University. All participants gave fully informed consent.Key measures included:-SNS use measures (typical daily time spent on SNSs, frequency of checking SNSs, indicators of problematic SNS use [adapted items from the four symptom clusters of the DSM-V criteria for substance addiction]). <br>-Wanting (urges to use SNSs) and liking of SNSs (enjoyment)<br>-Cue reactivity ("CR"): Motivational responses to logo images of four widely used SNSs (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat)<br>