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APA

Fagbola, O. O., Olajide, A. A., & Ahmad, A. (2022). An Assessment of Social Networking Sites Addiction Among Female Undergraduate Students in Kwara State, Nigeria. Mediterranean Journal of Social & Behavioral Research, 6(3), 75-83. https://doi.org/10.30935/mjosbr/12079

Vancouver

Fagbola OO, Olajide AA, Ahmad A. An Assessment of Social Networking Sites Addiction Among Female Undergraduate Students in Kwara State, Nigeria. MEDITERR J SOC BEH RES. 2022;6(3):75-83. https://doi.org/10.30935/mjosbr/12079

AMA

Fagbola OO, Olajide AA, Ahmad A. An Assessment of Social Networking Sites Addiction Among Female Undergraduate Students in Kwara State, Nigeria. MEDITERR J SOC BEH RES. 2022;6(3), 75-83. https://doi.org/10.30935/mjosbr/12079

Chicago

Fagbola, Olaronke O., Adebayo A. Olajide, and Aluko Ahmad. "An Assessment of Social Networking Sites Addiction Among Female Undergraduate Students in Kwara State, Nigeria". Mediterranean Journal of Social & Behavioral Research 2022 6 no. 3 (2022): 75-83. https://doi.org/10.30935/mjosbr/12079

Harvard

Fagbola, O. O., Olajide, A. A., and Ahmad, A. (2022). An Assessment of Social Networking Sites Addiction Among Female Undergraduate Students in Kwara State, Nigeria. Mediterranean Journal of Social & Behavioral Research, 6(3), pp. 75-83. https://doi.org/10.30935/mjosbr/12079

MLA

Fagbola, Olaronke O. et al. "An Assessment of Social Networking Sites Addiction Among Female Undergraduate Students in Kwara State, Nigeria". Mediterranean Journal of Social & Behavioral Research, vol. 6, no. 3, 2022, pp. 75-83. https://doi.org/10.30935/mjosbr/12079