Family functioning and social network addiction in college students of the city of Quito
2024,
Jirón Jiménez, Jonathan,
Freire Muñoz, Irina,
Iriarte Pérez, Luis
This research aims to analyze the relationship between family functioning and social network addiction in college students in the city of Quito. The research design is nonexperimental cross-sectional, with a quantitative method and a descriptive - correlative scope. Two data collection instruments are used: 1. Social Networks Addiction Questionnaire (ARS) and 2. Family Functioning Perception Questionnaire (FF-SIL). The sample consisted of 274 college students from the city of Quito. The results were 50% of moderately functional families, in addition to a higher prevalence of students with an 'obsession to be informed' and a 'need/obsession to be connected' with 51.8% and 42.3% respectively. Likewise, there is a statistically significant correlation, directly proportional between family functioning and the 'problem' dimension of social networks addiction.
