Tiempo de pantalla, apoyo social y depresión en estudiantes universitarios internacionales

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https://doi.org/10.35622/

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estudiantes universitarios, depresión, tiempo de pantalla, apoyo social

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Objetivo: Este estudio tiene como finalidad explorar la relación entre el tiempo de pantalla medido objetivamente y la depresión. Además, busca determinar si el apoyo social media la relación entre la depresión y el tiempo de pantalla medido objetivamente. Método: Este estudio transversal incluyó una muestra de 121 estudiantes universitarios internacionales. El tiempo de pantalla se midió mediante los registros obtenidos de los teléfonos de los participantes. Los datos antropométricos básicos se recopilaron utilizando un estadiómetro y un análisis de bioimpedancia. La depresión se evaluó con la Escala de Depresión de Zung y el apoyo social mediante la Interpersonal Support Evaluation List. El análisis de datos incluyó correlaciones y pruebas t, seguido de un análisis de mediación por trayectorias. Resultados: Los datos sugieren que no existe una asociación directa entre la depresión y el tiempo de pantalla, ya que no se encontró correlación entre estas variables (r(85) = .03, p > .05), ni diferencias significativas en el tiempo de pantalla entre los grupos con y sin depresión (t(85) = –.19, p = 0.85). Sin embargo, se identificó una asociación indirecta mediante un modelo de mediación en el cual el apoyo social actuó como mediador (p < .05). Conclusión: El tiempo de pantalla, por sí solo, no es un indicador de depresión; no obstante, el apoyo social puede mediar significativamente esta relación. En consecuencia, reducir el tiempo de pantalla no necesariamente conduce a una disminución de los síntomas depresivos, dado que factores más sutiles pueden influir en esta asociación. Por ello, la relación entre el uso del teléfono y la depresión es compleja y requiere investigaciones adicionales con métodos más avanzados.

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22-09-2025

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Sadaghiyan, M., Jane-Viljoen, S., Turner, A., Hasbini, W., & James-Keating, C. (2025). Tiempo de pantalla, apoyo social y depresión en estudiantes universitarios internacionales. Revista Estudios Psicológicos, 5(3), 40-53. https://doi.org/10.35622/

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