Adicción a las redes sociales virtuales

The problematic use of (or addiction to) Internet, and especially of virtual social networks (VSN), has given rise to the behavior’s study such as “cyberloafing” (the loss of work’s time due to using Internet features such as VSN), and of emotions such as FoMO (Fear of Missing Out), which could be understood as indicators of a technological addiction. In a research on technological addictions, the objective was to analyze the relationship of problematic use of VSN with FoMO and cyberloafing, in users of information and communication technologies (ICT), of both sexes, from 25 to 65 years old, in Cordoba-Argentina. Data was collected with different local instruments, including 468 participants, with an average age of 42.18, (s.d. = 16.35) and users of at least one VSN. The range of use is 1 to 6 VSN (M = 3.10, D.E. = 2.09), with Whatsapp being the most used network (98.4%). 67.0% use their mobile phone to have permanent access to VSN. The average daily hours of use, self-reported, is 6.9 hours (D.E. = 6.93). 13.6% of the sample studied presented a pathological level of VSN use (dependence), and 27.1% made occasional use; 28.9% make abusive and / or pathological uses of ICT in general, and 8.9% depend on technology. Respect to FoMO, 27.5% have a moderate level and 17.6% have a severe level. 100% have some degree of cyberloafing, being moderate in 47.5% of cases and severe in 17.8%. The correlations between VSN addiction and the FoMO and cyberloafing variables are statistically significant, moderate and direct, although the indexes are modified when a specific VSN is analyzed, with Facebook being the one that produces the highest correlation for FoMO, and Twitter for the behavior of cyberloafing. This could be associated with the age range studied. The results allow us to affirm that the assumption of similarity in the addictive potential of all VSNs is incorrect, so it is important to study addiction that combines personal traits with network characteristics, and perform multivariate analyzes of FoMO and cyberloafing with 162 variables as satisfaction with life and work, school or work performance, need for physical contact, social connectivity and subjective well-being, among others. It is concluded that technological addictions can also occur in adults of different ages, with the negative consequences that it entails.

Psychological diagnostic of risk factors for involving adolescents in the use of narcotic substances: the development of a methodical complex. Part 2. Criterion validity and analysis of profles

Te second part of the paper presents the results of testing the criterion validity of the methodological complex scales conducted on a sample of 637 pupils of the upper grades of general education schools from 12 constituent entities of the Russian Federation and 108 pupils involved in the use of narcotic substances. Pupils using narcotic substances are characterized by a tendency to technological addictions, antisocial tendencies, difculties in self-regulation accompanied by overestimation of the own ability to control emotions, denying the interest for novelty, risky behavior and avoidance as well as difculties in child-parent relations. Some of these factors are manifested in those with a protective response strategy and others — in those with an open demonstration of difculties, which allows us to separate the two risk profles. In pupils appraising their ability to control emotions as high, the risk of involvement in the use of narcotic substances is associated with either a demonstrating or an illusory excessively «prosperous» profle: an overestimation of own emotional control and social support, denial of avoidance, denial of interest for novelty and risky behavior. In pupils appraising their ability to control emotions as low, the risk is higher in those with higher rates of technological addictions, antisocial tendencies, difculties in self-regulation and in child-parent relationships.

Personality, Internet Addiction, and Other Technological Addictions

There has been a significant shift from the view that addictions are disorders involving compulsive drug usage to a view that non-substance related behaviors may now be considered addictions. There is evidence to suggest that people are showing signs of addiction to non-substance-related behaviors. Research into technological addictions, such as internet addiction, smartphone addiction and social networking addiction has exponentially increased over the last decade. Understanding how technological addictions relate to personality and key individual differences is important. This chapter provides renewed empirical and conceptual insights into technological addictions and how they may be related to different personality types and key individual differences. The complex nature of personality and technological addictions is discussed together with areas for future research.

Personality, Internet Addiction, and Other Technological Addictions

Research into technological addictions, such as Internet addiction, smartphone addiction and social networking addiction has greatly increased. It is important to understand how technological addictions may be related to different personality types and key individual differences associated to personality. This chapter provides empirical and conceptual insights into how technological addictions may be related to different personality types and key individual differences associated to personality. This chapter focuses on a number of technological addictions and illustrates how research and theory in this area has developed in relation to commonly researched personality traits (e.g., extraversion, introversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, openness to experience, and narcissism) and key individual differences related to personality (e.g., personality disorders). The complex nature of personality and technological addictions is discussed together with areas for future research.

Personality, Internet Addiction, and Other Technological Addictions

Research into technological addictions, such as Internet addiction, smartphone addiction and social networking addiction has greatly increased. It is important to understand how technological addictions may be related to different personality types and key individual differences associated to personality. This chapter provides empirical and conceptual insights into how technological addictions may be related to different personality types and key individual differences associated to personality. This chapter focuses on a number of technological addictions and illustrates how research and theory in this area has developed in relation to commonly researched personality traits (e.g., extraversion, introversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, openness to experience, and narcissism) and key individual differences related to personality (e.g., personality disorders). The complex nature of personality and technological addictions is discussed together with areas for future research.

Personality, Internet Addiction, and Other Technological Addictions

Research into technological addictions, such as Internet addiction, smartphone addiction and social networking addiction has greatly increased. It is important to understand how technological addictions may be related to different personality types and key individual differences associated to personality. This chapter provides empirical and conceptual insights into how technological addictions may be related to different personality types and key individual differences associated to personality. This chapter focuses on a number of technological addictions and illustrates how research and theory in this area has developed in relation to commonly researched personality traits (e.g., extraversion, introversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, openness to experience, and narcissism) and key individual differences related to personality (e.g., personality disorders). The complex nature of personality and technological addictions is discussed together with areas for future research.