Background: Adults on social networks and their online behaviour receive less attention than students and children. Yet, we can encounter adult clients who deal with overuse or addiction to Facebook in practice. Facebook remains a frequently visited social network among adults. Aim: The aim of this thesis is to describe the behaviour of adults on the Facebook social network, to describe and classify patterns of use and to find the connection between the pattern of use of this network, the extent of risk and characteristics of users. Methods: This case study, which focuses on the adult Facebook user group, uses data from 6 semi-structured interviews with adult users. The qualitative data from the interview is then supplemented with data from an online questionnaire. The questionnaire had 296 respondents. Respondents were selected by self-selection. Results: The results of this thesis show that adults spend up to an hour and a half on Facebook and often do not actively visit other social networks. Most often, they are on Facebook to communicate with friends or to see what others are sharing. They use Facebook as a tool to escape boredom or for procrastination. High-risk users may be more inclined to go to Facebook early in the morning or in the evening without completing their duties. They may feel...

Background:          Social Media are part of everyday life so much so that a new disorder has been observed. The disorder is Social Media Addiction and is still not officially acknowledged as a non-substance addiction by APA. There are a lot of studies that examine the symptoms and causes of Social Media Addiction. A relief to Social Media Addiction is taking a break for a period from them. There are a few studies that investigate the benefits of a Social Media Break but not the side effects of it in relation to Social Media Addiction. Purpose:                  The purpose of this study is to understand the relationship between a Social Media Break and Social Media Addiction among Millennials in Sweden. This study aims to understand how Millennials in Sweden that are addicted to Social Media are affected by a Social Media break.  Method:                  The Bachelor Thesis uses Case Study as the methodology to discover how a Social Media Break affects a user that is addicted. The participants are Millennials that reside in Sweden and the Social Medium application is Facebook. Conclusion:             The findings from the Case Study show that there is a strong relationship between a Social Media Break and Social Media Addiction. The Millennials in this study expressed that Habit, Accessibility, Socializing and Fear of Missing Out were the reasons that made them return to their problematic Facebook relationship while taking a Break, or in other cases did not take a Break from Facebook.

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