Uso del tiempo libre y adicción a redes sociales en adolescentes de 15 a 18 años

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to known the use that adolescents give to their free time and staying connected to a social network and the internet and if presents any of this addiction. The information was collected using a survey about how to use their free time and applying two test: the IAT (internet addiction test) and the ARS (addiction to social network) to the students of the school "Luisa de Jesús Cordero". Whose ages ranged from the 15 to the 18 years old, the students belong to the preparatory school, being a total of 120 students. The results demonstrate that the most adolescents consider are involve in several activities that help to their amusement, the test presents that they have a problem with the use of the internet and social network but not fall down into an addiction.