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A multidimensionalidade do uso do Facebook: Pré-validação do MFIS e análise das associações do uso do Facebook com o bem-estar psicológico
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O Facebook é uma rede social que se transformou num fenómeno global e cultural sem
precedentes na era digital. O ambiente dinâmico de interação do utilizador com a rede social
sugere que existem vários tipos de uso do Facebook. Com o Facebook a tornar-se uma
plataforma cada vez mais utilizada na sociedade e cultura do século 21 torna-se necessário
haver instrumentos que meçam os vários tipos de uso existentes, de forma a compreender a
influência deste fenómeno na mente humana e em especial, na saúde mental do indivíduo.
Realizou-se uma pré-validação à Escala Multidimensional de Intensidade de Uso do
Facebook ou MFIS (Orosz, Tóth-Kiraly & Bóthe, 2016) numa amostra de 295 cidadãos
Portugueses. As AFE e AFC foram realizadas de modo verificar as propriedades psicométricas
da MFIS. A sua validade mostra-se marginalmente satisfatória no conjunto de dados recolhido
e os resultados demonstram a possível validade da MFIS se aplicada a amostra de maior
dimensão.
Explora-se também as correlações entre uso do Facebook e variáveis como a Satisfação
com a Vida, a Autoestima e a Depressão. Verifica-se uma associação positiva e fraca, entre a
Depressão e a intensidade de uso do Facebook e uma associação negativa e fraca, entre a Idade
e a intensidade de uso do Facebook, mas não se observam correlações significativas entre a
intensidade de uso do Facebook e as variáveis do Bem-Estar Psicológico.
Facebook has become a global social phenomenon without precedents in the digital era. Its dynamic digital environment seems to suggest several types of Facebook Use. As its use becomes more widespread in modern society, there is an increasing need for developing instruments that measures those several types that is detrimental to our comprehension of this phenomenon. A pre-validation was performed of the Multidimensional Facebook Intensity Scale or MFIS (Orosz, Tóth-Kiral & Bóthe, 2016) on a sample of 295 Portuguese citizens. EFA and CFA were conducted to verify the psychometric properties of the MFIS. Its validity was marginally satisfactory in the studied data set and model fit results suggest there might be more factors that contribute to the latent construct of Facebook Use Intensity. Correlational analysis was conducted between these variables, noting a negative yet weak correlation between Depression and the Intensity of Facebook Use. A weak negative association is also found between Age and Facebook Use Intensity. No association was found between Facebook Use Intensity and the variables of Psychological Well-Being.
Facebook has become a global social phenomenon without precedents in the digital era. Its dynamic digital environment seems to suggest several types of Facebook Use. As its use becomes more widespread in modern society, there is an increasing need for developing instruments that measures those several types that is detrimental to our comprehension of this phenomenon. A pre-validation was performed of the Multidimensional Facebook Intensity Scale or MFIS (Orosz, Tóth-Kiral & Bóthe, 2016) on a sample of 295 Portuguese citizens. EFA and CFA were conducted to verify the psychometric properties of the MFIS. Its validity was marginally satisfactory in the studied data set and model fit results suggest there might be more factors that contribute to the latent construct of Facebook Use Intensity. Correlational analysis was conducted between these variables, noting a negative yet weak correlation between Depression and the Intensity of Facebook Use. A weak negative association is also found between Age and Facebook Use Intensity. No association was found between Facebook Use Intensity and the variables of Psychological Well-Being.
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Dissertação de Mestrado, apresentada no ISPA – Instituto Universitário, para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Social e das Organizações
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Redes sociais Utilização do Facebook Pré-validação Amostra portuguesa Social networks Pre-validation Portuguese sample