La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo determinar la relación entre la adicción a redes sociales e impulsividad en los estudiantes de 4° y 5° grado de secundaria de dos instituciones educativas estatales de Lima Este. El instrumento utilizado para la medición de la variable de impulsividad fue la Escala de Impulsividad de Barratt en adolecentes tempranos (BIS-11-A) la cual contiene dos dimensiones: impulsividad general e impulsividad no planificada. En cuanto a la variable de adicción a las redes sociales se utilizó la Escala de Riesgo de Adicción a las Redes Sociales (CrARS) la cual contiene siete dimensiones, elaborado por Vilca y Vallejos (2015). La muestra estuvo conformada por 253 estudiantes, de ambos sexos, cuyas edades eran de 15-17 años. Se encontró relación significativa entre la impulsividad y la adicción a las redes sociales (rho = .445, p<.01). Se concluye...

Objective: To determine the relationship between addiction to social networks and impulsiveness inthe students of 4th and 5th grade of secondary school of two state educational institutions of East Lima.Methodology: Non-experimental design, quantitative approach, cross-sectional and correlational type.The measurement of the impulsivity variable was the Barratt Impulsivity Scale in early adolescents (BIS-11-A) which contains two dimensions: general impulsivity and unplanned impulsivity. Regarding thesocial network addiction variable, the Social Network Addiction Risk Scale (CrARS) was used, whichcontains seven dimensions, prepared by Vilca and Vallejos (2015). Results: The sample consistedof 253 students, of both sexes, whose ages were 15-17 years. A significant relationship was foundbetween impulsivity and social media addiction (rho = .445, p <.01). Conclusion: That students whohave ...

  Objective: To determine the relationship between addiction to social networks and impulsiveness in the students of 4th and 5th grade of secondary school of two state educational institutions of East Lima. Methodology: Non-experimental design, quantitative approach, cross-sectional and correlational type. The measurement of the impulsivity variable was the Barratt Impulsivity Scale in early adolescents (BIS- 11-A) which contains two dimensions: general impulsivity and unplanned impulsivity. Regarding the social network addiction variable, the Social Network Addiction Risk Scale (CrARS) was used, which contains seven dimensions, prepared by Vilca and Vallejos (2015). Results: The sample consisted of 253 students, of both sexes, whose ages were 15-17 years. A significant relationship was found between impulsivity and social media addiction (rho = .445, p <.01). Conclusion: Th...