Relationship between social media addiction and impulsivity in schoolchildren of public educational institutions in East Lima
Objective: To determine the relationship between addiction to social networks and impulsiveness inthe students of 4th and 5th grade of secondary school of two state educational institutions of East Lima.Methodology: Non-experimental design, quantitative approach, cross-sectional and correlational ty...
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| Publicado en: | Revista Científica de Ciencias de la Salud |
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| Lenguaje: | español |
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Universidad Peruana Unión
2019
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| Sumario: | Objective: To determine the relationship between addiction to social networks and impulsiveness inthe students of 4th and 5th grade of secondary school of two state educational institutions of East Lima.Methodology: Non-experimental design, quantitative approach, cross-sectional and correlational type.The measurement of the impulsivity variable was the Barratt Impulsivity Scale in early adolescents (BIS-11-A) which contains two dimensions: general impulsivity and unplanned impulsivity. Regarding thesocial network addiction variable, the Social Network Addiction Risk Scale (CrARS) was used, whichcontains seven dimensions, prepared by Vilca and Vallejos (2015). Results: The sample consistedof 253 students, of both sexes, whose ages were 15-17 years. A significant relationship was foundbetween impulsivity and social media addiction (rho = .445, p <.01). Conclusion: That students whohave high levels of impulsivity are related to a higher risk of addiction to social networks |
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| ISSN: | 2411-0094 2306-0603 |