Estudio de los estilos parentales como factor de riesgos en la adicción a redes sociales en estudiantes universitarios de una institución privada de la ciudad de Quito durante el periodo 2024- 2025

Abstract

This study focuses on examining the relationship between parental styles as risk factors for social network addiction in university students of a private institution in the city of Quito. The specific objectives are: To identify parental styles in university students of a private institution in the city of Quito. To establish the levels of addiction to social networks in university students of a private institution in the city of Quito. To analyze the correlation between parental styles and the levels of addiction to social networks in university students of a private institution in the city of Quito. With a quantitative approach, non-experimental design, cross-sectional and correlational, the Parker's (1997) parental styles scale and the social network addiction questionnaire of Escurra and Salas (2014) were used. The sample consisted of 197 students between 18 and 34 years old, chosen by non-probabilistic non-intentional sampling. According to the results, there is a significant correlation between parental styles and social network addiction, especially the father's abusive parenting style is associated with difficulty in controlling the use of social networks and maternal overprotection is related to obsession with social networks. The research concludes that dysfunctional parenting styles are risk factors that can lead to social network addiction in college students. Therefore, it is advisable to provide psychoeducation programs to parents and children about the different parenting styles and the excessive use of social networks.