TY - JOUR TI - Social media addiction in student age as a psychological and social problem AU - Klimovich, Ekaterina TI - Social media addiction in student age as a psychological and social problem AB - The article examines social media addiction in students based on the psychological characteristics of their emotional-volitional, motivational and communicative spheres of personality. The purpose of the study is to identify opportunities for the prevention and treatment of social media addiction, development of methods and programs for online therapy for students. To solve this goal, I will use the method of describing and summarizing scientific literature on the topic of the study, methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction. A brief overview of scientific research on this topic is provided. The medical, psychological and social difficulties that users face with excessive use of social networks are described. The most significant reasons contributing to the formation of addiction are highlighted. Methods and areas of work on the prevention and therapy of social media addiction in students are proposed. VL - 2024 IS - Vol. 12, Issue 4 PY - 2025 C1 - 2354-0214 SP - 219 EP - 232 DO - 10.4467/23540214ZM.24.015.21481 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zarzadzanie-mediami/article/social-media-addiction-in-student-age-as-a-psychological-and-social-problem KW - social media KW - social media addiction KW - student KW - personality KW - internet methods of addiction prevention and therapy