Predictors of Facebook use among Portuguese adolescents: Contributes of an exploratory study

 

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Autorzy: Dias, Paulo César, Garcia del Castillo, José António, Castillo-López, Álvaro Garcia del
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data wydania:2017
Opis: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.
Kraj:Portal de Revistas UCR
Instytucja:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Język:Portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/3060
Dostęp online:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/ap/article/view/3060
Słowo kluczowe:Facebook use
adolescents
self-esteem
self-regulation
peers