LA UTILIZACIÓN DE REDES SOCIALES Y SUS EFECTOS PSICOLÓGICOS EN LOS ESTUDIANTES DE LA ESCUELA DE PSICOLOGÍA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE MANABÍ

Abstract

The objective of this study was to find the incidence of the use of social networks in the psychological structure of the students of the School of Psychology, of the Universidad Técnica de Manabí. The type of study for this research was, descriptive, with a non-experimental, cross- sectional design. The issue of social networks as a means of interaction is, by default, the reason why they exist and were created. However, this technology boom has had a parallel effect on the psyche of the individual, so much so that in Ecuador and around the world, research has been carried out on this reality, since the psychological effects of the use Unmeasured social networks, are considered worrisome by most agencies of social control and health worldwide. For this research, we used the Social Network Addiction Questionnaire (ARS), with which we could obtain results, very significant, such as; that 54% of the analyzed population, reflected addiction to social networks, scoring in the scale, high average. 60% of the total studied, showed uneasiness when it comes to wanting to use social networks, reflecting in the scale, intense levels of uneasiness, that is, it exceeds the average. And in regard to psychological incidents, 95% of the population analyzed showed alterations in sleep due to the prolonged use of social networks, 85% showed anxiety and only 15% alterations in mood in an unconventional manner. This research shows and describes the results obtained, making a comparison with the research already done in other contexts and being able to observe the similarities and differences between the results of each one.