Abstract
Numerous factors have been studied to identify the consequences of the use of Infor-mation and Communication Technologies (ICTs), among them social skills (SS) and life sat-isfaction (LS). This study aimed to evaluate the associations between SS and LS in adoles-cents that use ICTs. The sample consisted of 228 adolescents (age:14-17; M=16.07; DP=.74), students from two private high schools from south of Brazil. The participants answered a Sociodemographic Questionnaire and ICTs’ use, Social Skills Inventory for Adolescents (IH-SA-Del-Prette) and the Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale for Adolescents (MLSSA). The results indicated that smartphone (71.5 %, n=163) is the most used gadget by adoles-cents, and the most common apps are the WhatsApp (96.9 %, n=221) and Facebook (83.3 %, n=190). Good levels of LS and SS were founded, as well as various associations be-tween them (Friendship/Empathy p=.365; Non-Violence/Self-Control p=.392; Total_Scale-MLSSA/Empathy p=.412), inferred that the bigger the repertoire of adolescents’ SS are, the bigger their LS is.
Highlights
The use of different technologies — internet, applications, smartphones, online games, etc. — has a relevant role in the life of young people in their way of learning and behaving (Guan & Subrahmanyam, 2009; Pagani, Argentin, Gui, & Stanca, 2016)
The present study aimed to identify different correlations between the repertoire of social skills and the different facets that constitute adolescents' life satisfaction, permeated by the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), as well as to characterize the main means of access and perceptions about their use
It is important to investigate the difference in the social skills' repertoire at personal and online contact
Summary
The use of different technologies — internet, applications, smartphones, online games, etc. — has a relevant role in the life of young people in their way of learning and behaving (Guan & Subrahmanyam, 2009; Pagani, Argentin, Gui, & Stanca, 2016). The ICTs are composed by means that assist information and communication, whether hardware or software, such as smartphones, computers, radio, TV and the most different applications, such as games, social networks, instant messaging and text messaging (Cotten, 2008; Judi, Ashaari, Zin, & Yusof, 2013). In this context, compared to other age groups, adolescents are the largest consumers of ICTs and spend more time online than adults, surpassing all other age groups in the use of chat, instant messaging and other new forms of electronic communication (Montgomery, 2000). A nationwide survey conducted with 6.100 children and adolescents between nine and 17 years old, indicated that 83 % of the population with that age uses the smartphone as the main means to access the internet (Cetic.Br, 2016)
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