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Uso problemático generalizado da internet e sintomatologia depressiva

Authors: Medeiros, Miguel Ângelo Fernandes;

Uso problemático generalizado da internet e sintomatologia depressiva

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Introdução: O termo Uso Problemático Generalizado da Internet refere-se a um padrão comportamental que inclui a necessidade recorrente de se conectar à internet, tentativas sucessivas de cessar o uso da internet, a preferência pela conexão com a internet em detrimento das relações sociais e familiares, e o uso da internet como forma de evitar os problemas. A ausência de estudos no contexto português justifica a importância de analisar esta temática aprofundadamente devido à escassez de dados que nos permitam aprofundar o conhecimento de tal fenómeno. Objetivos: O principal objetivo deste estudo consistiu em explorar o papel preditivo do uso problemático generalizado da internet na sintomatologia depressiva. Para tal, foi explorada a relação entre o uso generalizado problemático da internet e a sintomatologia depressiva e ainda a existência de diferenças de género entre as duas variáveis. Amostra: A amostra é constituída por 300 alunos de nacionalidade portuguesa do ensino superior, sendo a sua maioria do sexo feminino (n=239;79,7%) com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 24 anos (M= 20.37, DP= 1.721), solteiros (n=287; 99,3%). Os dados foram recolhidos com recurso à Escala de Uso Generalizado Problemático da Internet (EUGPI) e a Escala de Ansiedade, Depressão e Stress (EADS-21). Resultados: Foram encontradas correlações estatisticamente significativas entre todas as dimensões do EUGPI e a subescala depressão, com magnitudes baixas (preferência pela interação social online e autorregulação deficiente) a moderadas (regulação do humor e consequências negativas). Encontramos diferenças estatisticamente significativas em função do género no uso problemático e generalizado da internet na dimensão Consequências Negativas, sendo que o género masculino apresentou pontuações mais elevadas, enquanto que na depressão não se verificaram quaisquer diferenças de género. As dimensões Consequências Negativas e a variável Regulação de Humor revelaram ser preditores significativos, positivos, de sintomatologia depressiva, cabendo às Consequências Negativas a maior contribuição preditiva. Conclusões: Este estudo sustenta o papel preditor que o uso problemático generalizado da internet exerce na sintomatologia depressiva. Os nossos resultados permitiram identificar uma relação estatisticamente significativa entre o uso problemático generalizado da internet e a sintomatologia depressiva, sustentando os efeitos negativos do uso problemático generalizado da internet.

Introduction: The term generalized problematic use of the Internet refers to a behavioral pattern that includes the recurrent need to connect to the Internet, successive attempts to cease internet use, preference for internet connection to the detriment of social and family relationships , and the use of the Internet as a way to avoid problems. The absence of studies in the Portuguese context justifies the importance of analyzing this topic in depth due to the scarcity of data that allow us to deepen the knowledge of this phenomenon. Objectives: The main objective of this study was to explore the predictive role of the widespread problematic use of the internet in depressive symptomatology. For this, the relationship between the problematic generalized use of the internet and the depressive symptomatology was explored, as well as the existence of gender differences between the two variables. Sample: The sample is composed of 300 Portuguese students of higher education, most of them female (n = 239, 79.7%) aged 18-24 years (M = 20.37, SD = 1721), unmarried (n = 287, 99.3%). Data were collected using the Generalized Internet Use Scale (EUGPI) and the Anxiety, Depression and Stress Scale (EADS-21). Results: Statistically significant correlations were found between all dimensions of the EUGPI and the subscale depression, with low magnitudes (preference for online social interaction and poor self-regulation) to moderate (mood regulation and negative consequences). We found statistically significant differences according to gender in the problematic and generalized use of the Internet in the Negative Consequences dimension, with the masculine gender having higher scores, whereas in the depression there were no gender differences. The Negative Consequences dimensions and the Mood Regulation variable proved to be significant positive predictors of depressive symptomatology, with Negative Consequences being the major predictive contribution. Conclusions: This study supports the predictive role that generalized problematic use of the internet exerts in depressive symptomatology. Our results allowed us to identify a statistically significant relationship between the widespread problematic use of the internet and the depressive symptomatology, sustaining the negative effects of the widespread problematic use of the internet.

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Generalized problematic internet use, Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais, Sintomatologia depressiva, Uso problemático e generalizado da internet, Depressive sintomathology, Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Médicas::Ciências da Saúde

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