Types of Internet Use and Social Networks. Analysis of User Profiles
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https://doi.org/10.46553/RPSI.18.36.2022.p83-100Keywords:
Internet, social networks, type of use, profiles, personality, well-beingAbstract
We sought to identify different user profiles considering the uses they make of the Internet and social networks, and establish their relationship with sociodemographic variables, personality and perceived well-being. 628 users participated (52.5% women, Mage= 40.79; SD = 14.99). Four user profiles were identified: the group called low activity, is made up of older subjects and is perceived as more responsible; the high-activity group is made up of younger women and is perceived as more extroverted and neurotic; the recreational one is perceived as more neurotic and with pathological personality traits; and the mixed group, is made up of men and is perceived as more responsible. Only the group with high activity perceives greater personal and social well-being.
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