El modelo de los cinco grandes factores de personalidad y el uso problemático de Internet en jóvenes colombianos The model of the big five personality factors and problematic Internet use in Colombian youth

Autores/as

  • Diana Ximena Puerta-Cortés Universidad de Ibagué. Colombia Universitat Ramón Llull. FPCEE. Barcelona
  • Xavier Carbonell Universitat Ramón Llull. FPCEE. Barcelona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20882/adicciones.131

Palabras clave:

uso de Internet, adicción a Internet, modelo de personalidad de los cinco factores, estudiantes universitarios, Colombia. Internet usage, Internet addiction, five factors personality model, college students, Colombia.

Resumen

El objetivo del estudio fue relacionar las dimensiones básicas de personalidad formuladas por el modelo de los cinco grandes factores con el uso problemático de Internet, en una muestra de 411 jóvenes colombianos de 18 a 28 años de tres universidades privadas. Se les administraron online: el cuestionario de datos socio-demográficos y hábitos de uso de Internet, el Big Five Inventory (John, Donahue y Kentle, 1991), para evaluar la personalidad y el Internet Addiction Test (Young, 1998), para determinar el grado de uso de Internet (controlado, problemático o adictivo). Los resultados revelaron que el 9.7% de la muestra presenta un uso problemático de Internet. Este porcentaje era en su mayoría masculino (χ2= 12.93; p= 0.01) y realizaba actividades de comunicación y ocio. El uso problemático correlaciona positivamente con neuroticismo y negativamente con afabilidad y responsabilidad. Por otra parte, no tiene relación con extraversión y apertura a la experiencia. Ser mujer y la dimensión de responsabilidad son factores protectores del uso problemático, mientras que el neuroticismo lo predice. En conclusión, los datos aportan evidencia empírica en el estudio de la relación entre la personalidad y el uso problemático de Internet.
The aim of the study was to relate the basic dimensions of personality formulated by the model of the big five factors with problematic Internet use in a sample of 411 Colombian youngsters, 18-28 years of age, attending three private universities. Online survey questionnaires were administered for: socio-demographics and Internet usage habits, the Big Five Inventory (John, Donahue and Kentle, 1991), to assess personality, and the Internet Addiction Test (Young, 1998), to determine the degree of use of the Internet (controlled, problematic or addictive). The results revealed that 9.7% of the sample has a problematic Internet use. Among them, the majority were male (χ2= 12.93, p= 0.01) and performing communication and leisure activities. The problematic use correlates positively with neuroticism and negatively with friendliness and responsibility. On the other hand, is not related to extraversion and openness to experience. Being female and the responsibility dimension are protective factors from problematic use, while neuroticism predicts it. In conclusion, the study data provides empirical evidence of the relationship between personality and problematic Internet use.

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2014-03-01

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Vol. 26 Núm. 1 (2014)

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