El apoyo social percibido moderador entre el uso problemático de Internet y la sintomatología depresiva en jóvenes adultos

Abstract

ResumenThe inappropriate use of new technologies, may have negative psychological consequences, some potential factors that contribute to this development are selfesteem and social support.

Problematic Relationships with Smartphones of Spanish and Colombian University Students

“…If we center our attention to the age of the participants, it is verified, as in the work by [12], that the younger students from both countries had a PSU as compared to those who were older, as opposed to the results from [45], given that significant differences were found in the factors found that referred to the use of the mobile phone as a means of escape, to disconnect, anxiety and the negative consequences due to its use.…”

“…On the other hand, if attention is placed on the macro area of study, as referred to the awareness of the consequences, the Arts and Humanities students, as well as the Engineering and Architecture ones, as compared to the other macro areas, such in the case of Social Sciences, are ones who had features of the so-called FOMO [10,29,45]. As for the elements that comprise the factor Tolerance, it was verified that the students from the macro areas of Experimental Sciences, Engineering and Architecture, were more aware of having less tolerance (being in a bad mood, using the device due to boredom or for feeling alone, and to make superfluous calls) [46,50].…”

Mediaciones parentales y uso de las TIC. Una revisión narrativa

“…Además del autocontrol, se ha identificado que el apoyo social percibido y una alta autoestima de los jóvenes actúan como moderadores respecto al uso problemático del Internet (González-Retuerto & Estévez-Gutiérrez, 2017). Otro hallazgo interesante es que, a mayor regulación emocional, disminuyen las conductas impulsivas hacia el uso de Internet y la sintomatología disfuncional (Estévez, Herrero, Sarabia & Jáuregui, 2014).…”