Online social networking and addiction: Do men and women differ in facebook usage and privacy?

Pages: 1842-1845
Anita Sharma (Department of Psychology, H.P.U., Shimla, Himachal Pradesh)

The present study was aimed at exploring the gender differences in Facebook usage, Internet Addiction and Privacy Concerns among 200 students of Himachal Pradesh University (H.P.U.) within the age range of 21-30 years with equal number of males and females. t- test has revealed no significant gender differences on facebook usage and internet addiction. However, significant gender difference was found in privacy concerns, where females as compared to males were found to be more concerned about their privacy issues.