Abstract:
In today's world of technology, there are countless social networking sites on the Internet. Facebook
is the most popular and the most used of the users. As Facebook is still a popular online social
networking site today, many studies confirm that excessive use of Facebook leads to addictive
behavior, especially among the younger generation. The study, entitled ‘Facebook Addiction and
Psychological Well-being among the university students’ aims to examine facebook addiction and
Psychological Well-being among the third-year students of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Uva
Wellassa University. A sample of 56 students studying in the third-year students of the Faculty of
Applied Sciences, Uva Wellassa University was selected in this study. This study was based on
stratified sampling method. The Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS) and Ryff Scales of
Psychological Well-Being (PWB) were used to collect data. A variety of descriptive and inferential
statistical methods: T-test, correlation analysis and frequency distribution were employed. The results
of this study revealed some facts: There is a high prevalence of high level of Facebook Addiction
among the students (67.9%). There was no relationship between Facebook addiction and students’
psychological well-being; There was no gender difference in Facebook addiction and students’
psychological well-being.
