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Youths are among the most vulnerable subjects to the impacts of social media overuse, especially in Vietnam (a developing country). However, very little evidence has been provided on social media addiction. This work aims to determine the prevalence of social media addiction amongst Vietnamese individuals and the factors associated with social media addiction. Method: An online cross-sectional study was conducted from June to July 2020 in Vietnam. Participants completed the structured questionnaire, which comprised four main components: (1) social characteristics; (2) The Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale; (3) stress associated with neglect and negative reactions by online peers and fear of missing out (FOMO); and (4) status of social media platform usage. Results: Some demographic factors, such as gender, the locality of accommodation, and relationship status affected the overall scores. The results also indicated Facebook, Zalo, and Youtube to be the most popular social media platforms among Vietnamese youths. Individuals who used social media for gaming also had higher BSMAS scores. FOMO and stress associated with neglect by online peers had a high correlation with social media addiction. Conclusions: This study is one of the first studies to examine social media addiction and its associated factors in Vietnam. Interventions for social media addiction need to be developed in different fields: clinical research, policy, and education.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph192114416","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,4]],"date-time":"2022-11-04T03:28:10Z","timestamp":1667532490000},"page":"14416","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":26,"title":["Social Media Addiction among Vietnam Youths: Patterns and Correlated Factors"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Linh Phuong","family":"Doan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam"},{"name":"Institute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Linh Khanh","family":"Le","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Economics, Troy University, Troy, AL 36082, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tham Thi","family":"Nguyen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam"},{"name":"Institute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Thao Thi Phuong","family":"Nguyen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam"},{"name":"Institute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Minh Ngoc Vu","family":"Le","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Health Economics and Technology, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giang Thu","family":"Vu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center of Excellence in Evidence-Based Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7931-2116","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carl A.","family":"Latkin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cyrus S. 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