Adicción al móvil e impulsividad: ¿cuánto tardas en responder un mensaje de Whatsapp?

• Autores: Amparo Luján Barrera, Matías Denís Cácaro
• Localización: Informació psicològica, ISSN 0214-347X, Nº. 123 (Enero - junio: Adicciones comportamentales en Iberoamérica), 2022, págs. 24-38
• Idioma: español
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  • Mobile addiction and impulsivity: how long does it take to answer a WhatsApp message?
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  • español

    La dependencia al smartphone ha sido un tema ampliamente debatido en la comunidad científica, desde su definición hasta su existencia. La impulsividad es un factor central en el desarrollo y el mantenimiento de las conductas adictivas. La inmediatez de la respuesta a la mensajería instantánea se ha descrito como una conducta impulsiva relacionada con la dependencia al móvil. Para explorar esta relación se ha analizado el tiempo de reacción a los mensajes de texto a partir del Test de Dependencia al Móvil (TDM; Chóliz, 2012) y la Escala de Impulsividad Conductual (UPPS; Whiteside y Lynam, 2001). Los resultados principales mostraron que el tiempo de reacción a los mensajes de texto puede predecir la dependencia al smartphone dependiendo de la edad y el sexo. Finalmente se discuten las limitaciones y aportaciones del presente trabajo para futuros estudios de este campo de estudio.

  • English

    Mobile phone dependence has been a widely debated topic in the scientific community, because of its definition and its existence. Impulsivity is a central factor in the development and maintenance of addictive behaviors. Immediate texting has been described as impulsive behavior related to mobile dependence. The present study this relationship using the Test of Mobile Phone Dependency (TMD; Chóliz, 2012) and the Impulsive Behavior Scale (UPPS; Whiteside y Lynam, 2001). The main results show time reaction to text messages is a good predictor of smartphone addiction and it is influenced by the gender and age. This paper discusses the limitations and the implications of the results of this study at future research of the field.

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