Aggression and antisocial behavior in individuals with mobile phone dependence: A possible factor conducive to crime
Objective: To determine the frequency of aggression and antisocial behavior in university students with mobile phone dependence. Materials and methods: Sixty-six (66) university students from 18 to 25 years old (54.5 % females) participated in the study. They completed the Mobile Phone Problematic U...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | Perú |
| Recursos: | Universidad de San Martín de Porres |
| Repositorio: | Horizonte médico |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe:article/1069 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/1069 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Dependency Antisocial personality disorder Aggression Dependencia Trastorno de personalidad antisocial Agresión |
| Resumo: | Objective: To determine the frequency of aggression and antisocial behavior in university students with mobile phone dependence. Materials and methods: Sixty-six (66) university students from 18 to 25 years old (54.5 % females) participated in the study. They completed the Mobile Phone Problematic Use Scale (MPPUS) to assess the mobile phone dependence, and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2-RF (MMPI-2-RF) to assess the antisocial behavior and aggression. Results: Twenty-two point seven percent (22.7 %) of the sample showed mobile phone dependence (cutoff point: 80th percentile). Additionally, a statistical significance (p <0.01) was observed in eight scales of the MPPI-2-RF, including CR4, AG and AGGR-r, which are related to aggression and antisocial behavior. Conclusions: There is a relationship between mobile phone dependence and the scales assessing aggression and antisocial behavior. We postulate that mobile phone dependence could be a factor conducive to crime. |
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