Adolescents’ perception about the relationship between self-reported smartphone addiction and emotional and behavioral problems during the COVID-19 pandemic

FREITAS, BRUNA HINNAH BORGES MARTINS DE; Gaíva, Maria Aparecida Munhoz; Bortolini, Juliano; Diogo, Paula

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FREITAS, BRUNA HINNAH BORGES MARTINS DE

Gaíva, Maria Aparecida Munhoz

Bortolini, Juliano

Diogo, Paula

Abstract(s)

Abstract This study aimed at understanding the adolescents’ perception about the relationship between Self-Reported Smartphone Addiction and Emotional and Behavioral Problems in the COVID-19 pandemic context. The qualitative research was conducted in Brazil with 16 adolescents aged from 15 to 18 years old classified as smartphone addiction by Smartphone Addiction Inventory scale. Data were collected through Focus Group meetings and prepared by means of Bardin’s content analysis. The findings resulted in two categories that describe how adolescents escape from the reality imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic using smartphones and how they perceive the emotional and behavioral changes caused by this addiction. They develop this behavior seeking to alleviate negative emotions and to escape from reality, but this relief is momentary and ineffective, as this addictive relationship proves to accentuate emotional distress.

Keywords

Tecnologia Pesquisa qualitativa Saúde mental Adolescência

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/47239

Citation

Freitas, B. H. M., Gaíva, M. A. M., Bortolini, J., & Diogo, P. (2023). Adolescents’ Perception About the Relationship Between Self-Reported Smartphone Addiction and Emotional and Behavioral Problems During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Adolescent Research, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/07435584231194869