Adicción al móvil e internet en adolescentes y su relación con problemas psicopatológicos y variables protectoras

Abstract

espanolSe analizo la relacion entre psicopatologia y abuso del movil e internet en adolescentes, ademas, se analizaron si ciertas variables protectoras de psicopatologia protegen tambien del abuso del movil e internet y se calcularon los puntos de corte dos cuestionarios que miden el abuso de estas tecnologias. Se empleo una muestra de 269 adolescentes entre 12 y 18 anos (124 chicos y 145 chicas) y se usaron los cuestionarios YSR para medir psicopatologia, CERI abuso de internet y CERM abuso del movil. Los resultados mostraron que el abuso de las nuevas tecnologias se relaciona con sintomatologia externalizante y de deficit de atencion. Se hallo que el numero de clubs a los que pertenecen, relacion con los padres, autonomia y rendimiento escolar en ciencias, son variables protectoras frente al abuso del movil e internet. Ademas, a los 15 anos aumenta significativamente el uso de estas tecnologias y la psicopatologia asociada. EnglishThe objectives of this study were to analyse the relationship between psychopathological problems and mobile phone and internet abuse in adolescents, and whether certain variables that offer protection from psychopathological problems also offer protection against this type of abuse. We administered two questionnaires that measure such abuse. The study included a sample of 269 adolescents aged between 12 and 18 years (124 boys and 145 girls). The YSR, CERI, and CERM questionnaires were used to measure psychopathology, internet abuse, and mobile abuse, respectively. The results showed that the abuse of new technologies is particularly related to externalizing symptoms and attention deficit. It was found that variables such as the number of clubs to which the participants belonged, their relationship with parents, autonomy, and school performance in science are protective variables against mobile phone and internet abuse. At the age of 15 years, there was a significant increase in the use of these technologies and their associated psychopathological problems.