RT Journal Article
T1 Adolescents’ problematic internet and smartphone use is related to suicide ideation: Does emotional intelligence make a difference?
A1 Arrivillaga, Christianne
A1 Rey-Peña, Lourdes
A1 Extremera-Pacheco, Natalio
K1 Adolescentes - Salud mental
K1 Internet y jóvenes
AB Problematic Internet and smartphone usage among adolescents has become an alarming social problem. Previousresearch suggests a detrimental effect of Internet and smartphone problematic use on psychological adjustment.Therefore, it is important to identify protective factors that may ameliorate these deleterious mental health consequences.We examined emotional intelligence as a potential moderator in the association between problematicInternet and smartphone use and suicide ideation in a sample of 2196 (1008 male; 1188 female) Spanish adolescents.Results showed that problematic Internet and smartphone use was significantly associated with suicideideation. Emotional intelligence scores were negatively associated with both problematic Internet and smartphoneuse and suicide ideation. Finally, results of moderation analyses indicated that emotional intelligence moderatesthe negative link between problematic Internet and smartphone use and suicide risk. Specifically, a weakerassociation between problematic Internet and smartphone usage and suicidal ideation was found among adolescentswith higher emotional intelligence. These findings reinforce the notion that emotional intelligence mightbe a protective factor in adolescents, helping them to reduce the negative symptoms associated to problematicInternet and smartphone use. Implications of these findings for the prevention of psychological maladjustmentassociated to Internet and smartphone problematic usage in adolescents are discussed.
PB Elsevier
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37051
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37051
LA eng
NO https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/id/publication/12514
NO Universidad de Málaga (PPIT.UMA.B1.2017/23)Junta de Andalucía-European Regional Development Fund (UMA18-FEDERJA-147)
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026