INTERNET ADDICTION AND INTERACTION OF SOCIAL MEDIA DURING THE PANDEMIC

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https://doi.org/10.32813/2179-1120.2022.v15.n1.a913

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media sociais; adição; jovens adultos; media; digital

Abstract

This exploratory research has as its object of study the perceptions of young adults attending University Education in Portugal, about their practices of accessing and consuming of Internet and social media, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the consequences of the permanent connection to these formats for the development of the risk of behavioral dependence. From a methodological point of view, questionnaire surveys were applied to a sample of 407 young university adults, with an average age of 19.6 years, attending public and private institutions. The results point to an increase in dependence on the Internet during confinement. More than half of the respondents consider that the Internet is essential at some times in their lives, in the same way that they confess that they feel some of the consequences of excessive use, such as addiction to social networking sites or sleep disturbances.

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Simone Petrella, Universidade Católica Portuguesa

UCP, Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CEFH, Centro de Estudos Filosóficos e Humanísticos 

Ricardo Morais, LABCOM – Beira Interior University

Ricardo Morais é Doutor em Ciências da Comunicação e Mestre em Jornalismo pela Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI). Atualmente é Professor Auxiliar no IADE – Faculdade de Design, Tecnologia e Comunicação da Universidade Europeia e Professor Auxiliar Convidado do Departamento de Comunicação, Filosofia e Política, da Faculdade de Artes e Letras da UBI.

Patrícia Silveira, IADE – European University; University of Minho

Coordenadora Académica da Faculdade de Design, Tecnologia e Comunicação da Universidade Europeia (IADE-UE), e Professora Auxiliar, concluiu o Doutoramento Europeu em Ciências da Comunicação (financiamento pela Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia)com uma tese sobre a receção da atualidade informativa pelos públicos infantojuvenis. A par da atividade de coordenação e de docência, é Investigadora Integrada no Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade da Universidade do Minho.

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2022-10-26

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Petrella, S., Morais , R., & Silveira, P. (2022). INTERNET ADDICTION AND INTERACTION OF SOCIAL MEDIA DURING THE PANDEMIC. Human Sciences Journal - RCH, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.32813/2179-1120.2022.v15.n1.a913

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Vol. 15 No. 1 (2022): FLUXO CONTÍNUO 2022

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