Relación entre el uso de Redes Sociales, Ansiedad y Autoestima en estudiantes de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras

Abstract

The new technologies for access to information and communication (ICTs), particularly social networks, have become popular in all social strata in recent decades. The use of these digital platforms in young people is part of their daily lives, using them even during their academic days in public and private education centers, often without any restriction generating behavioral problems, states of anxiety and aggressiveness that impacts on their self-esteem. The objective of this research is to present results on the impact of the use of social networks on self-esteem and anxiety states in young people from the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH). Method: An online measurement instrument was developed consisting of the GAD-7 psychometric test, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale and a questionnaire for the use of social networks, with 22 questions that explore the evaluation of 2,121 young students of the City University, in the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH). Results: It is evident that there is a relationship in the use of social networks that affect self-esteem and produce anxiety in university students, which represents a problem that affects their mental health. Conclusions: The results provide the need to establish restriction mechanisms on the hours of consumption per day that young students have and the creation of protocols to restrict access to social networks in schools.