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Adolescents and social networks: the general uses, the time spent and the possible risks

@article{Heredia2018AdolescentsAS,
  title={Adolescents and social networks: the general uses, the time spent and the possible risks},
  author={Nazaret Mart{\'i}nez Heredia and Erika Gonz{\'a}lez Garc{\'i}a},
  journal={Journal for Educators, Teachers and Trainers},
  year={2018},
  volume={9},
  pages={42-54}
}
In this research paper, we present the analysis and the results of the questionnaire about the general and specific uses, the time spent and the possible risks, considering the possible addiction to social networks. We have considered a sample of 182 teenagers, 85 girls and 97 boys, of ages included between 15 and 18 years old of the province of Granada. The most outstanding results indicate a positive correlation between the time of use and the addiction to the social networking sites. They… 
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