Addictive Potential of Social Media: A Cross Sectional Study in Portugal

Beatriz Côrte-Real; Catarina Cordeiro; Pedro Câmara Pestana; Inês Duarte e Silva; Filipa Novais

doi:10.20344/amp.18470

Autores

Beatriz Côrte-Real Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health. Psychiatry Department. Hospital de Santa Maria. Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte. Lisbon. Faculty of Medicine. University of Lisbon. Lisbon. pitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9702-4185
Catarina Cordeiro Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health. Psychiatry Department. Hospital de Santa Maria. Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte. Lisbon. Faculty of Medicine. University of Lisbon. Lisbon. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9910-8203
Pedro Câmara Pestana Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health. Psychiatry Department. Hospital de Santa Maria. Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte. Lisbon. Faculty of Medicine. University of Lisbon. Lisbon. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3166-6481
Inês Duarte e Silva Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health. Psychiatry Department. Hospital de Santa Maria. Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte. Lisbon. Faculty of Medicine. University of Lisbon. Lisbon. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4471-4932
Filipa Novais Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health. Psychiatry Department. Hospital de Santa Maria. Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte. Lisbon. Faculty of Medicine. University of Lisbon. Lisbon. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9379-1734

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.18470

Palavras-chave:

Comportamento Aditivo, Escalas de Classificação do Estado Psiquiátrico, Internet, Social Media, Transtorno de Dependência de Internet

Resumo

Introdução: A utilização de redes sociais é uma atividade bastante popular nos dias de hoje, com um tempo médio de utilização diária de duas horas e meia. O número de utilizadores continua a aumentar, perfazendo 4,65 mil milhões em 2022, aproximadamente 58,7% da população mundial. Um número crescente de estudos mostra que uma minoria destes utilizadores irá desenvolver uma adicção comportamental às redes sociais. O objetivo deste estudo é compreender se o uso de uma plataforma de rede social específica é um preditor de maior potencial adictivo.
Material e Métodos: Uma amostra de 300 pessoas (idade igual ou superior a 18 anos, 60,33% sexo feminino), completou um questionário online, com fatores sociodemográficos, dados acerca do uso de redes sociais e a Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS). Foram feitas análises de regressão linear e logística para determinar o potencial de adicção de cada plataforma.
Resultados: A utilização do Instagram® foi um preditor significativo para pontuações mais altas na BSMAS (B 2,51; p < 0,0001; CI 1,33 - 3,69). O uso de outras plataformas, incluindo o Facebook® (B -0,31), o Twitter® (B 1,38) e o Pinterest® (B -0,15) não pareceu ser um preditor de maior risco adictivo
Conclusão: O Instagram® atingiu uma maior classificação na BSMAS, com significância estatística, o que pode sugerir um maior potencial adictivo. É necessária mais investigação para estabelecer a direção desta relação, visto que o desenho transversal não permite inferências sobre a direccionalidade.

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