Review of the Literature

Introduction

For the purpose of this current study, six peer-reviewed sources were used to guide the research by generating credible sources of information relating to the topic and acknowledging missing factors. The past research studies are used to reference this study’s conclusions with other researchers’ findings and collected data. A change in statistics from past research was presumed due to the Covid-19 global pandemic being identified as one of the causes for an online activity surge, increasing the need and desire to access social media. An abundance of sources exist on the topic of social media usage and addiction, which indicates a growing desire to know more about the effects of increased social media usage on individuals.