Addiction to social networks considering sample of employees of several organizations of southeastern, Puerto Rico

Authors

  • Ilia C. Rosario Nieves Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico
  • Elsie Ruiz Santana Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33539/avpsicol.2018.v26n2.1191

Keywords:

Social networks addiction, workers

Abstract

The main objective of the research was to auscultate if the employees of companies use social network, if they have an addiction to technology, and how they use the internet during their working hours using a quantitative methodology with a Cross-sectional and descriptive approach. In order to measure the addiction to social networks, the instrument used was the Social Network Addiction Questionnaire (ARS) designed by Miguel Escurra Mayaute and Edwin Salas Blas (2014). 100 questionnaires were administrated. Of the socio-demographic data collected, the following stood out: 54% correspond to the public organization, 63% of the participants were female, and 96% of the participants use their cell phone to connect to social networks, while 70% do so through the computer. In a similar way, participants indicated to connect to social networks at their homes and at work. Regarding which social network Facebook is the most used, obtained the most percentage with 40%. The results revealed that there are statically significant differences by gender (F=5.34, p=.023), by amount of time they are connected (F=4.80, p=.002) and addiction to social networks. 

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Author Biographies

Ilia C. Rosario Nieves, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico

Bachillerato en Psicología General de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Cayey. Doctorado en Psicología Académica Investigativa de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ponce. Autora de varias publicaciones. Dirige la Escuela Graduada de Psicología de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ponce.

Elsie Ruiz Santana, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico

Bachillerato en contabilidad pública de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ponce. Maestría en Ciencias Sociales con concentración en Administración Pública de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ponce.Juris Doctor de la Escuela de Derecho de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ponce. 37 créditos conducentes al doctorado en Psicología Industrial Organizacional de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ponce.Instructora en las Escuelas Graduadas de Ciencias Sociales y Psicología de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ponce.Ofrece cursos en administración pública, política pública y derecho.

Published

2018-12-17

How to Cite

Rosario Nieves, I. C., & Ruiz Santana, E. (2018). Addiction to social networks considering sample of employees of several organizations of southeastern, Puerto Rico. Avances En Psicología, 26(2), 201–210. https://doi.org/10.33539/avpsicol.2018.v26n2.1191