Impact of emotional intelligence (EI) on social network abuse among adolescents during COVID-19 outbreak in Italy.

Q2 Medicine

Acta Biomedica de l''Ateneo Parmense Pub Date : 2023-06-14 DOI:10.23750/abm.v94i3.14468

Olimpia Pino, Silvia Mastromarino

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Abstract

Background and aim: This paper explores the relationship between Online Social Network (OSNs) abuse, Emotional Intelligence (EI), and distress due to COVID-19 confinement among adolescents.

Methods: A sample of 226 students from North Italy aged between 16 and 18 years completed from March to June 2020 the Bergen Social Media Scale (BSMAS), Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form (TEIQue-SF) and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21).

Results: Females scored higher in social network use as compared to males [t (225) = 46.56, p = <.05]. The prevalence of symptoms of distress was also higher in females. Conversely, males scored significantly higher on total EI as compared to their counterparts [t (178) = 4.1544, p = <.003] indicating that high EI contributes towards better self-perception of psychological wellbeing. On the contrary, having high stress levels and low EI levels seems to predict the possibility to experience in a social network addiction.

Conclusions: Our findings suggested EI as a protective factor for OSNs' addiction. Results support the need of implementing programs aimed at adopting an appropriate approach to the digital world and particularly addressed towards the growth of EI to reduce dysfunctional behaviors in adolescence. (www.actabiomedica.it).

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意大利新冠肺炎疫情期间青少年情绪智力对社交网络滥用的影响

背景与目的:探讨青少年在线社交网络滥用、情绪智力(EI)与新冠肺炎禁闭造成的痛苦之间的关系。方法:选取意大利北部地区226名年龄在16 ~ 18岁的大学生，于2020年3月~ 6月完成卑尔根社交媒体量表(BSMAS)、特质情商短量表(TEIQue-SF)和抑郁、焦虑和压力量表(DASS-21)。结果:女性在社交网络使用方面得分高于男性[t (225) = 46.56, p =]结论:我们的研究结果表明EI是社交网络成瘾的保护因素。研究结果支持了实施项目的必要性，这些项目旨在采用一种适当的方法来应对数字世界，特别是针对情商的增长，以减少青少年的功能失调行为。(www.actabiomedica.it)。

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期刊介绍： Acta Bio Medica Atenei Parmensis is the official Journal of the Society of Medicine and Natural Sciences of Parma, and it is one of the few Italian Journals to be included in many excellent scientific data banks (i.e. MEDLINE). Acta Bio Medica was founded in 1887 and its founders and collaborators, Clinicians and Surgeons, entered history. Acta Bio Medica Atenei Parmensis publishes Original Articles, Commentaries, Review Articles, Case Reports of experimental and general Medicine. A section is devoted to a Continuous Medical Education programme in order to help primary care Physicians to improve the quality of care.