▁are ▁very ▁comfortable ▁soci ally . ▁It ▁makes ▁sense ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁link ▁between ▁ext ro version ▁and ▁higher ▁and ▁more ▁frequent ▁social ▁media ▁use . ▁They ▁use ▁media ▁as ▁a ▁platform ▁that ▁will ▁enh ance ▁their ▁social ▁presence ▁and ▁connections ▁with ▁others . ▁ ▁Ne uro t ic ism ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁category ▁of ▁ne uro t ic ▁individuals ▁all udes ▁to ▁emot ional ▁inst ability . ▁This ▁has ▁been ▁proven ▁to ▁correlate ▁to ▁social ▁media ▁use ▁and ▁internet ▁add iction . ▁People ▁that ▁suffer ▁more ▁from ▁ne uro t ic ism ▁more ▁so ▁than ▁others ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁drawn ▁towards ▁social ▁media ▁apps ▁such ▁as ▁Facebook ▁and ▁Twitter . ▁They ▁use ▁these ▁apps ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁validate ▁themselves ▁through ▁their ▁peer ' s ▁appro val . ▁They ▁use ▁these ▁platforms ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁easier ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁interact ▁via ▁social ▁media ▁than ▁in ▁person . ▁ ▁Att achment ▁style ▁can ▁be ▁greatly ▁affected ▁by ▁social ▁media ▁use . ▁Social ▁media ▁was ▁created ▁for ▁people ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁constant ▁contact ▁with ▁others . ▁Rel ations hip ▁maintenance ▁is ▁heavily ▁based ▁on ▁one ' s ▁attachment ▁style ▁and ▁those ▁with ▁anxious ▁attachment ▁styles ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁in secure ▁and ▁seek ▁re ass urance ▁often ▁from ▁their ▁partner . ▁Social ▁media ▁can ▁ex ac erb ate ▁this ▁as ▁it ▁provides ▁the ▁means ▁for ▁one ▁to ▁contact ▁one ' s ▁partner ▁at ▁all ▁times . ▁This ▁can ▁also ▁aid ▁relationship ▁maintenance , ▁however , ▁as ▁constant