Relationship Between Fatigue in University Students and the Consumption of Videos on Social Networks

Olger Gutierrez-Aguilar, Bruno Neira-Gómez, Fiorella Romero-Rivera, Aleixandre Brian Duche-Pérez

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Abstract

The relationship between college student fatigue and social media video consumption is complex. Although watching videos on social networks can be a form of relaxation, excessive consumption can decrease self-control, increasing mental fatigue. The human brain, especially in college students, seeks immediate rewards, making it susceptible to instant gratification from these platforms, leading to mental and physical fatigue. Objective: The study’s objective was to establish the relationship between the fatigue of university students and the consumption of videos on social networks. Method: A non-experimental and cross-sectional quantitative analysis was carried out on 137 first-year students of the Catholic University of Santa Maria de Arequipa, Peru. Results: The analysis suggests that only poor self-control has a significant relationship with fatigue in social networks. At the same time, entertainment and the dissemination of unverified information did not show a significant relationship with fatigue on social networks. Conclusions: Although entertainment, poor self-control, and unverified information dissemination are related to social media fatigue in college students, these variables only partially explain the variability in social media fatigue.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInformation Technology and Systems - ICITS 2024
EditorsAlvaro Rocha, Jorge Hochstetter Diez, Carlos Ferras, Mauricio Dieguez Rebolledo
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages467-477
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9783031542558
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
EventInternational Conference on Information Technology and Systems, ICITS 2024 - Temuco, Chile
Duration: 24 Jan 202426 Jan 2024

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume933 LNNS
ISSN (Print)2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)2367-3389

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Information Technology and Systems, ICITS 2024
Country/TerritoryChile
CityTemuco
Period24/01/2426/01/24

Keywords

  • Fatigue in social networks
  • dissemination of unverified information
  • fatigue in social networks
  • poor self-control

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