1. Selfie - addiction
Assessing the risk in adolescents
Forner Gros, MJ. MSc Nursing 2014

2. Introduction
• Internet as a part of our daily lives
• Helpful tool for :
• searching information
• academic and professional activities
• wide cloud for social relationships
• Internet – use & abuse
• Adolescents:
•physical changes – mental and emotional immaturity
• social networks – easy social connections
• Facebook: most used site on Internet by adolescents

3. NewNew adolescents‘ needsadolescents‘ needs
Wi-Fi
Social Networks
Click Like
Click Dislike

4. Selfie addictionSelfie addiction
• Narcissism “Selfie”
• Anxiety
• Deterioration family & social life

5. Methods - ParticipantsMethods - Participants
Bolles St. Agueda
South B.
Lamar
• 331 secondary students
195 female (58.92%)
136 male (41.08%)
• Facebook users
• Ages 15-18: mean age 17
• October ´13- ´14
Private Public

6.  Permission: school administrationsPermission: school administrations
 Informed Consent: parents / legal tutorsInformed Consent: parents / legal tutors
 Ethical approval of UJI CommitteeEthical approval of UJI Committee
 Informative session – ConfidentialityInformative session – Confidentiality
 Web-based questionnaireWeb-based questionnaire
 Instruments - Scales :Instruments - Scales :
Internet addiction scale IASInternet addiction scale IAS
Live report in Facebook LRIFLive report in Facebook LRIF
Facebook Usage Items FUIFacebook Usage Items FUI
Methods - SettingsMethods - Settings

7.  Qualitative data – NUD*IST by N-VivoQualitative data – NUD*IST by N-Vivo
 Response rate of 100%Response rate of 100%
 Statistically significance difference -Statistically significance difference - pp-value: less 0.01-value: less 0.01
Results & DiscussionResults & Discussion
Socio-demographics n (%) p-value
Gender
Male
Female
136 (41.08)
195 (58.92)
0.6
Age
15
16
17
18
75 (22.66 )
75 (22.66)
99 (29.91)
82 (24.77)
0.2
High school
Private
Public
200 (60.42)
131 (39.58) < 0.01
Family Income Level
High
Moderate
Low
198 (59.82)
45 (13.59)
88 (26.59)
< 0.01

8. Results & DiscussionResults & Discussion
Facebook Usage Item (FUI)
Read posting
Comment on posts
Click "Like"
Comment on photos
Post photos
Play games
Join / create groups
Searching new friends
1 21 41 61 81
Male
Female
Females Posting photosFemales Posting photos
Males Playing gamesMales Playing games

9. Results & DiscussionResults & Discussion
Internet Addiction Test IATInternet Addiction Test IAT
Cross-reference for problematic use: 40Cross-reference for problematic use: 40
Male Female
14
40
66
35%
20%
65%
80%
Average Users
Problematic Users
- Female
- High income level

10. LimitationsLimitations
 Facebook usersFacebook users
 Sample relatively smallSample relatively small
 No randomizationNo randomization
 Qualitative data – difficult codingQualitative data – difficult coding
 Exclusion criteria – lack of Facebook account – data lostExclusion criteria – lack of Facebook account – data lost
of other social networksof other social networks

11. ConclusionsConclusions
 Considerations full impact of social networksConsiderations full impact of social networks
 New cascade of disordersNew cascade of disorders
 Professional intervention School NursesProfessional intervention School Nurses
AgreementsAgreements
Lamar H.S.
South Benicasim
Bolles Castellón
St. Águeda H.S.

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