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Adição às Redes Sociais, Solidão e Solitude
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Com o desenvolvimento das redes sociais, estas tornaram-se parte do nosso dia-a-dia. O
presente estudo tem como objetivo averiguar se a adição às redes sociais, a solidão e a
solitude se correlacionam entre si e estabelecer um modelo preditor da solidão. A amostra
deste estudo foi constituída por 319 participantes (258 mulheres, 60 homens e 1 não
respondeu), com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 77 (M=29,59; DP=13,29). Utilizou-se
um questionário sociodemográfico, a tradução do Positive Solitude Scale, o University of
California Loneliness Scale (UCLA), uma escala de satisfação com os relacionamentos
pessoais e o Internet Addiction Test (IAT) adaptado às redes sociais. Os resultados mostraram
uma correlação significativa e positiva entre a solidão e a adição às redes sociais (r = 0,34, p <
0,001), correlações não significativa entre solidão e solitude (r = 0,00; p = 0,994) e entre
adição às redes sociais e a solitude (r = -0,02, p = 0,687). O modelo preditor da solidão
mostrou que esta última é predita independentemente pela adição às redes sociais, ser homem,
ser mais velho e insatisfação com os amigos, com a família e com a vida sexual. Para além
disso, a relação entre a solidão e a adição às redes sociais é mediada pela insatisfação com as
relações com os amigos, família e vida sexual, mas não pela solitude. Para concluir, este
estudo corrobora a correlação significativa entre a solidão às redes sociais, evidenciada pela
literatura.
ABSTRACT: Social media platforms pervade our daily lives. The main goal of this study is to examine the intercorrelations between social media addiction, loneliness, and solitude, as well as establishing a predictive model for loneliness. The study sample consisted of 319 participants (258 women, 60 men, and 1 participant who did not answer), aged between 18 and 77 years (M = 29.59; SD = 13.29). A sociodemographic questionnaire, the translated version of the Positive Solitude Scale, the University of California Loneliness Scale (UCLA), singe-item measures of satisfaction with personal relationships, and the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) adapted to social media use, were used to assess the variables under study. The findings revealed a statistically significant positive correlation between loneliness and social media addiction (r = .34, p < 0.001). Conversely, no significant correlations were identified between loneliness and solitude (r = .00, p=.994) and between social media addiction and solitude (r = -.02; p = .687). The predictive model for loneliness indicated that loneliness is independently predicted by social media addiction, being male, older age, and dissatisfaction with friendships, family, and sexual life. Furthermore, dissatisfaction with friendships, family and sexual life were mediators of the association between loneliness and social media addiction, unlike solitude. In conclusion, this study confirms the significant correlation between loneliness and social media addiction, a well-documented relationship in existing literature.
ABSTRACT: Social media platforms pervade our daily lives. The main goal of this study is to examine the intercorrelations between social media addiction, loneliness, and solitude, as well as establishing a predictive model for loneliness. The study sample consisted of 319 participants (258 women, 60 men, and 1 participant who did not answer), aged between 18 and 77 years (M = 29.59; SD = 13.29). A sociodemographic questionnaire, the translated version of the Positive Solitude Scale, the University of California Loneliness Scale (UCLA), singe-item measures of satisfaction with personal relationships, and the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) adapted to social media use, were used to assess the variables under study. The findings revealed a statistically significant positive correlation between loneliness and social media addiction (r = .34, p < 0.001). Conversely, no significant correlations were identified between loneliness and solitude (r = .00, p=.994) and between social media addiction and solitude (r = -.02; p = .687). The predictive model for loneliness indicated that loneliness is independently predicted by social media addiction, being male, older age, and dissatisfaction with friendships, family, and sexual life. Furthermore, dissatisfaction with friendships, family and sexual life were mediators of the association between loneliness and social media addiction, unlike solitude. In conclusion, this study confirms the significant correlation between loneliness and social media addiction, a well-documented relationship in existing literature.
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Dissertação de Mestrado realizada sob
a orientação do Professor Doutor Rui Miguel
Costa, apresentada no Ispa – Instituto
Universitário para obtenção de grau de
Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia
Clínica.
Keywords
Adição às redes sociais Solidão Solitude Relações pessoais Addiction to social networks Loneliness Solitude Personal relationships