▁the ▁results ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁journal ▁P Lo S ▁One . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁find ings : ▁" F AD ▁was ▁significantly ▁posit ively ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁person ality ▁trait ▁n arc iss ism ▁and ▁to ▁negative ▁mental ▁health ▁variables ▁( de pression , ▁anx iety , ▁and ▁stress ▁sympt oms ). " ▁While ▁these ▁issues ▁regarding ▁social ▁media ▁add iction ▁are ▁continuous ▁and ▁increasing , ▁there ▁are ▁ways ▁to ▁help ▁reduce ▁and ▁cur b ▁one ' s ▁social ▁media ▁obs essions . ▁Turn ing ▁off ▁notifications ▁( tem por ary ▁or ▁long - term ) ▁is ▁one ▁solution ▁that ▁is ▁de emed ▁benef icial ▁in ▁attempts ▁to ▁less en ▁social ▁media ▁add iction ▁by ▁resol ving ▁issues ▁of ▁dist raction , ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁struggle ▁with ▁the ▁habit ▁of ▁constantly ▁ref res hing ▁social ▁media ▁platforms ▁and ▁checking ▁for ▁new ▁notifications . ▁ ▁Deb ate ▁over ▁use ▁in ▁academic ▁settings ▁ ▁Having ▁social ▁media ▁in ▁the ▁class room ▁was ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁topic ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 s . ▁Many ▁parents ▁and ▁educ ators ▁have ▁been ▁fear ful ▁of ▁the ▁re per cuss ions ▁of ▁having ▁social ▁media ▁in ▁the ▁class room . ▁There ▁are ▁concerns ▁that ▁social ▁media ▁tools ▁can ▁be ▁mis used ▁for ▁cy ber bul lying ▁or ▁sharing ▁in app ropri ate ▁content . ▁As ▁result , ▁cell ▁ph ones ▁have ▁been ▁b anned ▁from ▁some ▁class rooms , ▁and ▁some ▁schools ▁have ▁blocked ▁many ▁popular ▁social ▁media ▁websites . ▁Many ▁schools ▁have ▁realized ▁that