Washington: If news, games, feedback on your posts or the chance to meet new friends is driving you to Facebook, then you may be having a dependency, according to a new study. However, for the University of Akron's Amber Ferris, Facebook dependency is not necessarily a bad thing.

Ferris, who studies Facebook user trends, said that the more people use Facebook to fulfill their goals, the more dependent on it they become. She is quick to explain this dependency is not equivalent to an addiction. Rather, the reason why people use Facebook determines the level of dependency they have on the social network. The study found those who use Facebook to meet new people were the most dependent on Facebook overall.