Internet Addiction and Emotional Intelligence in university nursing students: A cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT:

Background

The appearance of the Internet has allowed for improved communications and the technological development of society, but it has also led to problematic use, generating addictive behaviors in some university students. Emotional Intelligence helps to improve emotional skills, increase social skills, and act as a protective factor against technological addictions.

Objectives

to describe and analyze the relationship between Internet Addiction, Emotional Intelligence, and sociodemographic characteristics in Nursing students.

Methods

A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted. Participants belonged to three different campuses of two Universities. 532 nursing students were included in the study. A self-administered questionnaire was used collecting soc

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Martinez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10481303 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature