Mental Health and the Use of internet-mobile Phones in Adolescents

Rafael Marcos Sánchez; Ricardo  Curto-Rodríguez

doi:10.31637/epsir-2025-2104

Autori

Rafael Marcos Sánchez Universidad Internacional De La Rioja https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3179-6211
Ricardo Curto-Rodríguez Universidad Internacional De La Rioja

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2025-2104

Parole chiave:

Internet—Mobile, emotional awareness and control, conversational skills and communication use, interpersonal and intrapersonal conflicts, adolescence, defense of one's rights, cooperation and helplife and subjective well-being

Abstract

Introduction: Because of this situation, emotional well-being coordinators are being created in educational centers because of the growing concern for the mental health of adolescents. One of the elements that are being investigated as a possible cause is the high use of the Internet and cell phones; for this reason, restrictive measures are being taken in the classroom. Methodology: This research aims to analyze the socioemotional perception and use of the Internet and cell phones of a sample of 134 students from the first to third year of ESO through a relational model test. Results: It was found that the use of these digital devices and the Internet has correlations with the regulation and socioemotional management of students and significant differences by Gender. Conclusions: There is a possible cause of emotional health distress due to poor emotional management of these digital devices. This requires an increase in the number of investigations and the creation of training programs for students and teachers to help them in the proper management of Internet, mobile, and socioemotional skills.

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Biografie autore

Rafael Marcos Sánchez, Universidad Internacional De La Rioja

Licenciado en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales y Doctor Cum Laude en Economía Aplicada I. Acreditado ANECA a Contratado Doctor. Profesor del departamento de Didáctica de Ciencias Sociales de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad Internacional de la Rioja. Autor de ocho artículos publicados en revistas indexadas de alto impacto y de tres capítulos de libro. Es miembro del grupo de investigación MAML de la Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, investigador externo de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (México), revisor de revistas indexadas en WoS y Scopus, y ponente y coordinador de Congresos (CUICIID y CILCS). Primer sexenio de investigación solicitado.

Ricardo Curto-Rodríguez, Universidad Internacional De La Rioja

Diplomado en Ciencias Empresariales, Licenciado en Administración de Empresas y Doctor Cum Laude en Economía y Empresa. Acreditado ANECA a Contratado Doctor. Profesor en el departamento de Administración de Empresas de la Universidad de Oviedo y en el Máster de Formación del Profesorado de la Universidad Internacional de la Rioja. Autor de una quincena de artículos publicados en revistas indexadas de alto impacto y de siete capítulos de libro. Su línea de investigación son los datos abiertos y la transparencia y la rendición de cuentas. Es miembro del equipo editorial de la Revista Española de la Transparencia, revisor en revistas indexadas en WoS, y ponente y coordinador en congresos (coordinador general en el CIT 2021). Primer sexenio de investigación solicitado.

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