Análisis de la relación del uso problemático del internet y el apoyo social de los adolescentes de ciudad de Loja Ecuador, período 2019- 2020

Abstract

Abstract: The problematic use of the internet is a topic of social interest; therefore, the objective of this research was to establish the relationship between the problematic use of the internet and the social support perceived by adolescents in the city of Loja-Ecuador during the period 2019-2020. The analysis of 107 subjects between the ages of 15 and 17 years old was carried out. It is a non-experimental, exploratory, descriptive, quantitative, transversal and correlational research; variables were used: (1) problematic use of the internet and (2) perceived social support. The Ad hoc socio-demographic Questionnaire, Ad Hoc Questionnaire on the Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Questionnaireon experiences related to the internet-CERI, and the Social Support Scale-MOS were applied. The results showed that 51.4% (n=55) present "frequent problems", and 8.4% (n=9) "occasional problems"; on the other hand, a good perception was found in all the dimensions of social support; finally, the relationship between the variables of social support and problematic use of the internet, resulted in a minimal, almost null, and inverse association.