Is there a relationship between problematic Internet use and responses of social anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and psychological well-being among adolescents?

  1. Cristina Bernal-Ruiz
  2. Ana I. Rosa Alcázar
  3. Víctor González-Calatayud
  4. Encarnación Rosa-Alcázar
Revista:
Anales de psicología

ISSN: 0212-9728,  1695-2294

Año de publicación: 2017

Volumen: 33

Número: 2

Páginas: 269-276

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.6018/ANALESPS.33.2.265831 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Anales de psicología

Resumen

El uso excesivo de Internet en adolescentes y jóvenes se considera relacionado con problemas intrapersonales e interpersonales. El objetivo de esta investigación fue estudiar la relación entre el uso problemático de Internet, bienestar psicológico y respuestas de ansiedad social y obsesivo-compulsivas. La muestra estuvo formada por 132 varones y 178 mujeres de edades comprendidas entre 16 y 23 años que cursaban Bachillerato y estudios universitarios. Los resultados indicaron que la edad influyó en la mayor parte de factores del Uso compulsivo de Internet. El sexo afectó a los niveles del uso problemático de Internet siendo los chicos los que mayores puntuaciones alcanzaron en uso compulsivo y consecuencias negativas. Se confirmó una correlación significativa y directa entre uso problemático de Internet y respuestas de ansiedad social y obsesivocompulsivas. Los predictores más importante del uso problemático de Internet fueron el dominio del entorno, la ansiedad social y los síntomas obsesivo-compulsivos. Se podría concluir, aunque con cautela, que mientras que los jóvenes con ansiedad social podrían buscar el uso de internet como un medio de interacción placentero, los jóvenes con síntomas obsesivocompulsivos podrían llegar a un uso excesivo como medio de eliminar la ansiedad compulsiva.

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