Social Motivation as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Problematic Internet Use and Alcohol Use Among Adolescents in Mexico

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-09-15T00:31:05Z
Fecha de publicación2023-01-01
ResumenBACKGROUND: Prior research shows a link between alcohol use and problematic Internet use among adolescents. This relationship likely indicates a vulnerability to addiction; however, little is known about factors that may increase this vulnerability. One potential factor is social motivation. Adolescents often engage in Internet use and alcohol use as a way of connecting socially. This study examines the moderating effects of social motivation for Internet use on the relationship between problematic Internet use and alcohol use among adolescents. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was administered to 582 adolescents selected randomly from one middle school and one high school in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Participants answered questions related to demographics/background (including reasons for Internet use), problematic Internet use, and alcohol use. Hierarchical regression modeling examined the moderating effects of social Internet use on problematic Internet use and alcohol use, controlling for age and gender. RESULTS: Social Internet use and problematic Internet use accounted for a significant amount of variance in alcohol use (R2 = .126, F(4, 575) = 20.77, p < .001). When the interaction term was entered, social Internet use was found to moderate the relationship between problematic Internet use and alcohol use (β = .525, t = 3.293, p = .001), and the direct effects of social Internet use (β = -.062, t = -0.663, p = .507) and problematic Internet use (β = -.129, t = -1.053, p = .293) were no longer significant. CONCLUSION: This study highlights the role that social connections may play in contributing to problematic Internet use and alcohol use among adolescents. Interventions aimed at preventing problematic and addictive behaviors among adolescents should address the role of social motivations.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.1097/jan.0000000000000508es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/2765
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialLippincott Williams & Wilkinses_ES
RelaciónJournal of Addictions Nursinges_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.1097/jan.0000000000000508es_ES
DerechosAcceso restringido / Suscripción (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16eces_ES
FuenteJournal of Addictions Nursing
Palabra claveThe Internetes_ES
Palabra claveModerationes_ES
Palabra clavePsychologyes_ES
Palabra claveAddictiones_ES
Palabra claveVulnerability (computing)es_ES
Palabra claveMultilevel modeles_ES
Palabra clavePsychological interventiones_ES
Palabra claveSocial vulnerabilityes_ES
Palabra claveClinical psychologyes_ES
Palabra claveSocial psychologyes_ES
Palabra clavePsychiatryes_ES
Palabra claveWorld Wide Webes_ES
ClasificaciónImpact of Technology on Adolescentses_ES
TítuloSocial Motivation as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Problematic Internet Use and Alcohol Use Among Adolescents in Mexicoes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorGuzmán-Ramírez, Verónica
AutorGarcía, Nora Angélica Armendáriz
AutorWilliams, Jessica R.
AutorGuzmán-Ramírez, Verónicaes_ES
AutorGarcía, Nora Angélica Armendárizes_ES
AutorWilliams, Jessica R.es_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número1es_ES
Rango de páginas16-22es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.1097/jan.0000000000000508
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen34es_ES

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