Predictors of Facebook use among Portuguese adolescents: Contributes of an exploratory study
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| Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Description: | The widespread use of social networks has brought opportunities and constraints at the same time, evenfaster than research and knowledge on this topic. In this paper, we intend to explore the role of personal and psychosocial variables in Facebook use, considering a set of self-report questionnaires to a sample of 386 Portuguese adolescents. We found gender differences in social network use, a positive relationship with age, self-regulation and self-esteem, with peer interaction with offline contacts as the strongest predictor for social network use. These data suggest the role of this application as a mean to maintain contact with peers. |
| Country: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institution: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Language: | Portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/27450 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/actualidades/article/view/27450 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Keyword: | Facebook use adolescents self-esteem self-regulation peers Adolescentes Autoestima Autorregulação |