Psychological disorders in college students caused by Facebook

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https://doi.org/10.12712/rpca.v17i1.57597

Abstract

The authors ought to investigate the influence Facebook has on lives of young college students in social interaction and the relationships with the development of psychological disorders. We conducted a survey with 376 respondents and analyzed data through exploratory factor analysis and multiple linear regression. In the analysis of the results, we performed a cross analysis of variables for the descriptive part, and three multivariate phases. The findings pointed out that Facebook may worsen symptoms of stress, depression, and anxiety in individuals. This research contributes to the development of a psychometric analysis with two scales adapted to the psychological disorders.

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Author Biographies

Luis Hernan Contreras Pinochet, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)

Professor do Departamento Acadêmico de Administração da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)

Karine Miranda Ragazzi, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Bacharela em Administração na Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)

Evandro Luiz Lopes, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Professor na Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)

Eliane Herrero, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Doutora em Administração pela Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE)

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Published

2023-05-30

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2023)

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