Publicación:

Relación entre adicción al aparato móvil y el comportamiento social en adultos jóvenes

Resumen

In this research, the behavior of young university students from the city of Bucaramanga with respect to social networks and its impact on their social behavior is explored. The Questionnaire on the Use of Social Networks (ARS) was used, in its original version, built and validated by Escurra and Salas (2013). It is possible to show some habits in the use of the networks and this behavior is compared through psychosocial variables. The research was carried out under a qualitative methodology, and counted with the participation of 90 volunteer students from the different universities of the Bucaramanga metropolitan area who have access to both the internet and social networks. The results indicate that young people connect with the RS generally from their homes through their cell phone, among the most used networks are WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook. Among what they like the most is in relation to the possibility and ease of communication and entertainment that RS allows them.