RT journal article
T1 New forms of social interaction: virtual communication and health
T2 Nuevas formas de interacción social: comunicación virtual y salud
A1 Guil Bozal, Rocío
A1 González Fernández, Silvia María
A1 Mestre Navas, José Miguel
A1 Zayas García, Antonio
A1 Guerrero Rodríguez, Cristina
A1 Gil-Olarte Márquez, Paloma
A2 Psicología
K1 Social network
K1 relationships
K1 personal satisfaction
K1 social support
K1 social communication
K1 Internet
K1 Red social
K1 relaciones interpersonales
K1 satisfacción personal
K1 apoyo social
K1 comunicación social
K1 internet
AB It is examined if the relationship empirically demonstrated between health and face-to-face social interactions isconfirmed when it is virtual. The objective is to know if the perception of psychological well-being and receivingsocial support would explain the frequency of participation in virtual social networks (VSN). An ex-post-factodesign was applied to a sample of 510 university Internet users (age, M = 22.89, SD = 5.67, 78.9% women). The levelof psychological well-being (Spanish adaptation of the Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale), social support (FamilySocial Support and Friends questionnaire - AFA) and the frequency of use of VSN are evaluated. To determine therelationships between the variables, correlation and hierarchical regression analyzes were carried out. The relativecontribution of the perception of psychological well-being and of obtaining social support in the frequency of VSNuse is confirmed, controlling the influences of age and gender. Specifically, the perception of having less ability todominate the social environment and to obtain social support for friendships through VSN explains and allowspredicting the increase in the frequency of use of such networks.
PB UNIV MAGDALENA
SN 1794-5992
YR 2018
FD 2018-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/21311
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/21311
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 05-nov-2026