Estudio del uso problemático del Facebook y su relación con las habilidades sociales en universitarios de la ciudad de Loja durante el año 2022

Abstract

Abstract:The purpose of the present investigation was to identify the problematic use of Facebook and its relationship with social skills in university students in the city of Loja during the year 2022. The study sample consisted of 100 university students, of which 53.0% correspond to the male gender and 47.0% to the female gender with corresponding ages of 17 to 28 years. The type of sample of the research design is non-experimental, transectional, exploratory, descriptive and correlational. The evaluation instruments considered are: sociodemographic variables questionnaire, Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale and Goldstein Social Skills Scale. The results show that of the total population, 92.0% do not present addiction to Facebook. In relation to social skills, 51.0% have a good level, followed by 30.0% who have a normal level. Finally, regarding the relationship between the variables, the results show that university students are not addicted to Facebook, finally, they are not related to social skills, which means that fewer symptoms of addiction have greater social skills.