Riesgo de adicción a redes sociales e internet y su relación con habilidades de interacción social en adolescentes

Abstract

In the order to determine the relationship between the risk of addiction to social networks and the Internet and social interaction skills, the scale of risk of addiction - adolescent to social networks and the Internet (ERA-RSI) and the questionnaire of social interaction skills (CHIS) were used, with the participation of 100 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 16 years from ‘La Providencia Educational Unit’, this sample was predominantly female. On the other hand, the methodology applied had a quantitative approach, since the data were studied statistically to know the corresponding correlation, so that through the Pearson test it was evidenced that the risk of addiction to social networks and internet has no relationship with the social interaction skills, also it could be known that no risk of addiction to social networks and internet is the level that dominates in this group, likewise in terms of the management of social interaction skills there is predominantly a moderate range; In addition, it was found that gender is not associated with the development of social skills. With the above, it was concluded that the technological boom that exists today accompanied by the use of social networks and the Internet does not represent a problem in the development of intrapersonal interaction in adolescents, but rather, if used properly, it can become a tool for new skills to evolve in the current context of socialization.