Sentido de pertenencia y uso problemático del smartphone en estudiantes universitarios: mediación secuencial de la soledad y el fear of missing out
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uso problemático del smartphone, sentido de pertenencia, soledad, fear of missing out, educación superiorResumen
El uso problemático del smartphone (UPS) se ha convertido en un fenómeno creciente entre los estudiantes universitarios, y está asociado con consecuencias negativas en la salud mental, el bienestar emocional y el rendimiento académico. Comprender los factores que contribuyen a este comportamiento es crucial para diseñar estrategias preventivas eficaces. En este estudio se examinó la relación entre el sentido de pertenencia y el UPS, considerando el papel mediador de la soledad y del fear of missing out (FoMO) de manera secuencial. Participaron 608 estudiantes universitarios hondureños con una edad media de 27.22 años (81.25 % mujeres). Los análisis de mediación, realizados mediante el modelo 6 de la macro PROCESS con bootstrapping de 5,000 muestras, revelaron que la soledad y el FoMO intervienen de manera significativa en la relación entre el sentido de pertenencia y el UPS, tanto de forma independiente como secuencial. Un menor grado de pertenencia se asoció a una mayor percepción de soledad, la cual incrementó el FoMO, conduciendo finalmente a un UPS más intenso. Estos resultados respaldan modelos integradores como el I-PACE y destacan la necesidad de intervenciones centradas en fortalecer la pertenencia social, reducir la soledad y gestionar adaptativamente el FoMO, más allá de regular solo el tiempo de uso del dispositivo.
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