Social Media Use is Predictable from App Sequences: Using LSTM and Transformer Neural Networks to Model Habitual Behavior

no code implementations • 20 Apr 2024 • Heinrich Peters, Joseph B. Bayer, Sandra C. Matz, Yikun Chi, Sumer S. Vaid, Gabriella M. Harari

Additionally, our analyses reveal that the person-level predictability of social media use is not substantially related to the frequency of smartphone use in general or the frequency of social media use, indicating that our approach captures an aspect of habits that is distinct from behavioral frequency.