Problematic internet use and online risk behaviors in adults from Latin America

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of problematic internet use (PIU) and risky online behaviors (sexting, sextortion, cybervictimization, and pornography consumption) based on gender, age, and living arrangements, as well as to analyze their relationship. A total of 4,975 participants (62.3...

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Autores: Villanueva Blasco, Víctor, Belda Ferri, Lorena, Rial Boubeta, Antonio
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2024
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositório:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/44060
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/10347/44060
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Problematic internet use
Online risk practices
Adults
Uso problemático de internet
Prácticas de riesgo online
Adultos
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spelling Problematic internet use and online risk behaviors in adults from Latin AmericaUso problemático de internet y prácticas de riesgo online en adultos de América LatinaVillanueva Blasco, VíctorBelda Ferri, LorenaRial Boubeta, AntonioProblematic internet useOnline risk practicesAdultsUso problemático de internetPrácticas de riesgo onlineAdultosThis study aimed to estimate the prevalence of problematic internet use (PIU) and risky online behaviors (sexting, sextortion, cybervictimization, and pornography consumption) based on gender, age, and living arrangements, as well as to analyze their relationship. A total of 4,975 participants (62.3% women), aged 18 to 64 years (M= 32.23, SD= 12.92), from the Dominican Republic (52.4%), Ecuador (21.9%), Mexico (14.1%), Peru (7%), Colombia (2.5%), and Argentina (2.1%) took part in the study. PIU was reported by 30.1% of participants, being more frequent among young people aged 18–30 and those living with family. Young people also engaged more in risky online behaviors, especially those living with friends. Among individuals over 30, both PIU and risky online behaviors were less prevalent. An association between PIU and risky online behaviors was confirmed, albeit with a small effect size. These findings highlight the presence of PIU and risky online behaviors among adults in Latin America, suggesting that prevention policies should address both issues comprehensivelyIMR PRESSUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Psicoloxía Social, Básica e Metodoloxía20242024-12-0120242024-12-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10347/44060reponame:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostelainstname:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/440602026-06-15T12:47:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Problematic internet use and online risk behaviors in adults from Latin America
Uso problemático de internet y prácticas de riesgo online en adultos de América Latina
title Problematic internet use and online risk behaviors in adults from Latin America
spellingShingle Problematic internet use and online risk behaviors in adults from Latin America
Villanueva Blasco, Víctor
Problematic internet use
Online risk practices
Adults
Uso problemático de internet
Prácticas de riesgo online
Adultos
title_short Problematic internet use and online risk behaviors in adults from Latin America
title_full Problematic internet use and online risk behaviors in adults from Latin America
title_fullStr Problematic internet use and online risk behaviors in adults from Latin America
title_full_unstemmed Problematic internet use and online risk behaviors in adults from Latin America
title_sort Problematic internet use and online risk behaviors in adults from Latin America
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Villanueva Blasco, Víctor
Belda Ferri, Lorena
Rial Boubeta, Antonio
author Villanueva Blasco, Víctor
author_facet Villanueva Blasco, Víctor
Belda Ferri, Lorena
Rial Boubeta, Antonio
author_role author
author2 Belda Ferri, Lorena
Rial Boubeta, Antonio
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Psicoloxía Social, Básica e Metodoloxía
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Problematic internet use
Online risk practices
Adults
Uso problemático de internet
Prácticas de riesgo online
Adultos
topic Problematic internet use
Online risk practices
Adults
Uso problemático de internet
Prácticas de riesgo online
Adultos
description This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of problematic internet use (PIU) and risky online behaviors (sexting, sextortion, cybervictimization, and pornography consumption) based on gender, age, and living arrangements, as well as to analyze their relationship. A total of 4,975 participants (62.3% women), aged 18 to 64 years (M= 32.23, SD= 12.92), from the Dominican Republic (52.4%), Ecuador (21.9%), Mexico (14.1%), Peru (7%), Colombia (2.5%), and Argentina (2.1%) took part in the study. PIU was reported by 30.1% of participants, being more frequent among young people aged 18–30 and those living with family. Young people also engaged more in risky online behaviors, especially those living with friends. Among individuals over 30, both PIU and risky online behaviors were less prevalent. An association between PIU and risky online behaviors was confirmed, albeit with a small effect size. These findings highlight the presence of PIU and risky online behaviors among adults in Latin America, suggesting that prevention policies should address both issues comprehensively
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