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[Dependenta de internet si inteligenta socială. Studiu corelativ]
Internet addiction and social intelligence. A Correlational Study

Author(s): Georgiana Corcaci, Corina Izabela SUCI
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Polis Books Publishing House
Keywords: Internet addiction; social intelligence; empathy; social irritability; compulsive use of internet;

Summary/Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between the Compulsive Use of the Internet and the variation of social skills ( empathy, manipulation and social irritability) defined in the theory of social intelligence. Participants ( N= 70; 47 females and 23 males), over 18 years old. Two self-administered questionaires were used to colect data: Compulsive Internet Scale Use (CIUS) - Meerkerk et al. (2009) and MESI Methodology, Frankovský & Birknerová (2014). The research evaluates if compulsive use of internet correlates positively or negatively with social intelligence operationalized through the dimensions of empathy, manipulation and social irritability, theoretical and practical relationship between internet addiction (Compulsive Internet use) and variation in social skills (empathy, manipulation and social irritability).

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 29
  • Page Range: 110-125
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Romanian
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