Conducta adictiva a las redes sociales y su relación con el uso problemático del móvil

Problematic Relationships with Smartphones of Spanish and Colombian University Students

“…As opposed to results reached by [17,18,21], after the use of the same instrument along the same line, and also as opposed from results reached by [41], who reported an increasing trend of cell phone use after the use of MMPUS. Nevertheless, it is significant that in general, the Colombian students were more aware of the negative consequences that its use could imply, pointing out that this is linked to the time they spend connected or using it in a generalized manner or having to hide this usage time from family and friends, data that coincides with those from [42], who after the application of the HUTL, pointed out the same aspects for this study population.…”

“…Nevertheless, it is significant that in general, the Colombian students were more aware of the negative consequences that its use could imply, pointing out that this is linked to the time they spend connected or using it in a generalized manner or having to hide this usage time from family and friends, data that coincides with those from [42], who after the application of the HUTL, pointed out the same aspects for this study population. They are also more aware that their state of rest and their academic performance will the affected due to the excessive use of the Smartphone [18,43], with this aspect being common to all the research studies performed with other instruments such as MMPUS, CERM or HUTL [17,[40][41][42][43]. Nevertheless, these behaviors that are detrimental, in one way or another, to daily life, are also observed in the use of substances o addiction to the Internet, where the study by [44] points that the altered behaviors related to the Internet, taking into account the sex of the students, could be due to the use or contents consumed.…”

Interacción entre el uso y la adicción a las redes sociales y teléfonos móviles entre estudiantes universitarios

“…Likewise, we can also observe a small difference in the regression analysis. Previous studies have analyzed this relationship between frequency of use and addiction, finding that the frequency of use does not determine the problematic use but it can be a predictor of it [31]. In addition, there has been a distinction between addictive behavior and excessive use, where psychopathological factors are a determinant of addiction [12] [44].…”

“…These negative consequences can be a risk factor, related to the symptoms of addictive behavior [44] [46]. Moreover, addictive behavior of social media was related and predicted by the problematic use of mobile phone, so it is important to consider it as a risk factor [31] [47].…”

“…The differentiation between engagement or non-pathological use could be a way to help answer the questions about addiction to social media [12]. It has been found that frequent use is not necessarily a predictor of addictive behavior, although it may be one of the risk factors that produces the phenomenon [24] [31]. The present study aims to analyze the main uses of social media between men and women, according to their daily hours of use and their addictive behavior to social media in order to know the panorama that implies its use.…”