Dependencia del celular y su relación con la agresivad en adolescentes

Abstract

Cell phone dependency is known as the necessity to have access to a mobile device in a given situation, this dependency appears more frequently in adolescents who can sometimes show a behavior related to aggressiveness. Having access to a cell phone allows people an extensive connectivity to social networks, internet or video games which can generate an addiction and it is in the moment when adolescents do not have access to any device that keep them connected which can be a causal factor for the development of aggressiveness in vulnerable populations such as adolescents. Based on this fact, research was carried out with a correlational, cross-sectional methodology in an educational institution, a sample of 104 adolescents was used, where 45.2% were female and 54.8% male, with an average of 15.69 years old; two reagents were used, the Choliz Mobile Dependence Test (TDM) and the Buss and Perry Aggressiveness Questionnaire (AQ). The results obtained showed a statistically significant correlation between the dependent and independent variables with a p=.000 value and a rho=.241** degree of correlation according to Spearman's test. Therefore, it is possible to prove that with a higher level of cell phone dependence, high levels of aggressiveness also appear in adolescents.