Vol. 7, Issue 1, Part B (2025)

The study examined Facebook addiction as it relates to psychological well-being for undergraduate students who are members of the University of Dhaka. Three hundred participants qualified for inclusion by using Facebook daily while being current undergraduate students at the University of Dhaka. The assessment of Facebook addiction utilized the Facebook Addiction Scale (FAS) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) appropriate for measuring anxiety and depression. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) served as the measurement instrument for life satisfaction. The participants displayed moderate addiction to Facebook (M=28.6, SD=7.2) alongside average depression (M=7.2, SD=4.3) anxiety (M=6.8, SD=3.1) and a high level of life satisfaction (M=58.2, SD=12.4). The study findings indicated Facebook addiction demonstrated strong positive relationships with anxiety (r=.45, p<.01) and depression (r=.41, p<.01) and simultaneously showed negative relationships with life satisfaction (r=-.52, p<.01). The results showed that depression strongly correlated with anxiety (r=.71; p<.01) and these psychological factors both had negative relationships with life satisfaction. The research indicates that university students who use Facebook excessively tend to experience higher psychological distress and less well-being.