“La satisfacción de las necesidades psicológicas y su relación con el uso de redes sociales en los estudiantes del bachillerato de la unidad educativa Rumiñahui”

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between the satisfaction of psychological needs and the use of social networks, having as beneficiaries the students of the baccalaureate of the Rumiñahui Educational Unit; through the results obtained, it is sought to establish a solution alternative with which young people can reach their psychological needs without the indispensable use of social networks; In terms of methodology, a bibliographic, documentary and statistical study was carried out, performing psychometric tests on a sample of 207 students aged 14 to 20 years, the BNSG-S scale and the ARS questionnaire, instruments that helped to show that in most of those evaluated, the relationship dimension prevails with 46% and "excessive use of social networks" predominates, which allowed concluding that there is a relationship between the satisfaction of psychological needs and the use of social networks in the evaluated population. This means that teenagers, by keeping in touch with their friends on social networks, using the chat, being aware of the dates of their contacts' birthdays, sharing publications or simply reacting to them, feel their psychological needs met, particularly the need of relationship.