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Com o advento da Internet, efeitos negativos relacionados com o seu uso começaram a ser descritos, e a dependência da Internet despontou como um novo problema de saúde mental. As consequências do uso excessivo da Internet para a saúde física e mental dos indivíduos têm sido tema de diversos estudos. A resiliência, por sua vez, tem sido objeto de menor investigação, e a relação entre estas tês variáveis nunca foi testada. Em Portugal e no Brasil os dados empíricos e epistemológicos são escassos. Deste modo, o presente trabalho procurou desenvolver e aprofundar a informação científica acerca da dependência da Internet. Mais especificamente, pretendemos perceber a relação entre dependência da Internet, saúde mental e resiliência.
O estudo baseou-se num design do tipo correlacional/descritivo. A amostra, por conveniência, foi constituída por um total de 1371 sujeitos, 602 de nacionalidade portuguesa e 730 de nacionalidade brasileira, dos quais 57.3% pertencem ao género feminino e 42.5% pertencem ao género masculino. As idades variaram entre os 14 e os 83 anos de idade (M = 39.7). A dependência da Internet foi medida utilizando o IAT. Para avaliação da saúde mental e da resiliência recorreu-se à utilização do SF-36 e da EBCR
Os resultados demonstraram que 30.5% dos sujeitos são dependentes moderados e 2% dependentes severos. Sujeitos do género masculino, estudantes, com idades compreendidas entre os 14 e 38 anos e brasileiros foram os mais afetados. Tanto a resiliência como a saúde mental relacionaram-se negativamente com a dependência da Internet. Sujeitos com maior dependência da Internet apresentaram níveis inferiores de saúde mental. A resiliência apresentou um efeito preditivo da dependência da Internet e um efeito mediador da relação entre a dependência da Internet e a saúde mental, absorvendo parcialmente o impacto da dependência da Internet na saúde mental do sujeito.
Os resultados obtidos trazem importantes implicações para o panorama da saúde mental em Portugal e no Brasil. A elevada prevalência da dependência da Internet alerta para o impacto que esta ferramenta tem nas nossas vidas. As novas tecnologias continuam a desenvolver-se num grande ritmo, pelo que podemos apenas estar no início do desenvolvimento de um grave problema de saúde pública. A promoção da resiliência pode ser um importante contributo não só para prevenir a dependência da Internet, mas também para minimizar o seu impacto na saúde mental do sujeito.
With the advent of the Internet, negative effects related to its usage came to be described, just as Internet dependency came to be recognized as a new mental health problem. Several studies have pondered on which the consequences may be of excessive Internet usage for individuals’ physical and mental health. On the other hand, investigation on resilience has been scanter, and the relation connecting these three variables has not been tested previously. In Portugal and Brazil, empirical and epistemological data is scarce. Thus, the present study proposes to develop and deepen the scientific information concerning Internet dependency, focussing specifically in the relation between Internet dependency, mental health and resilience. This study had its basis on a correlational/descriptive design. For convenience, the sample included 1371 subjects, 602 of Portuguese nationality and 730 of Brazilian nationality, of which 57.3% are females and 42.5% are males. Ages vary between 14 and 83 years old (M = 39.7). Internet dependency was measured using IAT. Mental health and resilience were evaluated through SF-36 and the BRCS The results demonstrate that 30.5% of the subjects were moderate dependents and that 2% were severe dependents. Subjects who are male, students, in the range of 14 to 38 years old and Brazilian were indicated as the most affected. Both resilience and mental health established negative relations to Internet dependency. Subjects with a greater Internet dependency presented lower levels of mental health. Resilience presented a predictive quality concerning Internet dependency and appeared to be a mediator in the relation between Internet dependency and mental health, partially absorbing the impact of Internet dependency on the subject’s mental health. The obtained results bring to light important implications for the Portuguese and Brazilian mental health panoramas. The high prevalence of Internet dependency raises awareness concerning the impact this tool has over our lives. The new technologies keep developing at fast speed, for which we may only be at the very beginning of a critical public health problem. Promoting resilience may contribute not only to prevent Internet dependency, but also to minimize its impact on the subject’s mental health.
With the advent of the Internet, negative effects related to its usage came to be described, just as Internet dependency came to be recognized as a new mental health problem. Several studies have pondered on which the consequences may be of excessive Internet usage for individuals’ physical and mental health. On the other hand, investigation on resilience has been scanter, and the relation connecting these three variables has not been tested previously. In Portugal and Brazil, empirical and epistemological data is scarce. Thus, the present study proposes to develop and deepen the scientific information concerning Internet dependency, focussing specifically in the relation between Internet dependency, mental health and resilience. This study had its basis on a correlational/descriptive design. For convenience, the sample included 1371 subjects, 602 of Portuguese nationality and 730 of Brazilian nationality, of which 57.3% are females and 42.5% are males. Ages vary between 14 and 83 years old (M = 39.7). Internet dependency was measured using IAT. Mental health and resilience were evaluated through SF-36 and the BRCS The results demonstrate that 30.5% of the subjects were moderate dependents and that 2% were severe dependents. Subjects who are male, students, in the range of 14 to 38 years old and Brazilian were indicated as the most affected. Both resilience and mental health established negative relations to Internet dependency. Subjects with a greater Internet dependency presented lower levels of mental health. Resilience presented a predictive quality concerning Internet dependency and appeared to be a mediator in the relation between Internet dependency and mental health, partially absorbing the impact of Internet dependency on the subject’s mental health. The obtained results bring to light important implications for the Portuguese and Brazilian mental health panoramas. The high prevalence of Internet dependency raises awareness concerning the impact this tool has over our lives. The new technologies keep developing at fast speed, for which we may only be at the very beginning of a critical public health problem. Promoting resilience may contribute not only to prevent Internet dependency, but also to minimize its impact on the subject’s mental health.
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Dependência da Internet Internet Resiliência Saúde Mental