Use of social networking sites by the youthin the context of personality and family variables

Authors

  • Emilia Potembska Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Medical University of Lublin Author
  • Beata Pawłowska 2nd Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Medical University of Lublin Author
  • Aneta Perzyńska-Starkiewicz 2nd Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Medical University of Lublin Author
  • Ewa Dziurzyńska Department of Psychology of the University of Rzeszów Author
  • Jacek Gajewski 1st Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Early Intervention, Medical University of Lublin Author

Keywords:

social networks sites, Internet addiction

Abstract

The aim of the work was to compare chosen personality and family variables and online activity by the adolescents who have a profile on a social networking site and those who do not have such a profile.

Studied group: The study encompassed 255 respondents (64% girls and 36% boys) aged from 13 to 19. The average age was 16.5 years. 45% of individuals came from the urban areas and 55% from the rural areas. 35% of pupils attended junior high schools and 65% high schools.

Methods: The research methods used in the study include the Survey of our own design, the Adjective Check List (ACL) by Gough and Heilbrun, the Coping with Stress Questionnaire [KRS] by Janke, Erdmann and Boucsein and the Aggression Inventory by Buss-Durkee.

Results: Statistically significant differences were found in the self-image and methods of coping with stress between the adoles-cents who have a profile on a social networking site and those who do not have such a profile.

Conclusions:

  1. The adolescents who have a profile on a social networking site have a more negative self-image and show more often non-adaptive methods of coping with stress as compared to the youth who do not have such a profile.
  2. The adolescents who have a profile on a social networking site significantly more often shop online and provide their own personal data to unknown online interlocutors as compared to the youth not having such a profile.

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Published

2015-10-22

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 3 (2015): Current Problems of Psychiatry

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