Redes sociales y su impacto en el riesgo a desarrollar trastornos de la conducta alimentaria en universitarios y universitarias de la ciudad de Loja

Abstract

Abstract: The problematic use of social network inspired to study their relationship with health. The objective of this paper was analyzing the impact of social network and the time of use, about the risk to develop eating disorders (ED) in college students of Loja.The sample were 1139 students (54.8% women; average age 21.55). It was used a sociodemographic ad hoc survey and the SCOFF questionary to collect data. Whatsapp was the most used network, 5.56+3.05 average hours of use a day and the 49.4% of participants made continuous use for more than a half hour. Four of ten students present risk of ED. The daily and continuous time of use are directlyassociated to the risk of ED. The results show the necessity of programs of prevention and intervention.