• Artículo de investigación

    Influencia de las redes sociales en el pensamiento, comportamiento y bienestar de estudiantes de la FCEA – UNACAR

    Vol. 28 Núm. 2 (2026)
    Publicado: 07/06/2026
    Alonso Contreras Ávila
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    Myrna Delfina López Noriega
    Universidad Autónoma del Carmen image/svg+xml
    Lorena Zalthen Hernández
    Universidad Autónoma del Carmen image/svg+xml

    El presente estudio analiza la influencia de las redes sociales en el pensamiento, el comportamiento y el bienestar de estudiantes de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas Administrativas (FCEA) de la Universidad Autónoma del Carmen (UNACAR). Con un enfoque cuantitativo descriptivo, se aplicó un cuestionario a 287 estudiantes, explorando tres dimensiones: uso de redes sociales, impacto en el pensamiento y comportamiento, y salud mental y bienestar. Los resultados muestran que plataformas como WhatsApp, TikTok, Instagram y Facebook no solo cumplen funciones recreativas, sino que inciden en la construcción de valores sobre el amor, el éxito profesional y la autoimagen. Además, se identificó una convivencia entre referentes tradicionales y digitales, así como una relación ambivalente con el bienestar emocional. El estudio ofrece un diagnóstico útil para orientar estrategias de alfabetización mediática y fomento del bienestar digital. Finalmente, se recomienda ampliar futuras investigaciones con enfoques comparativos y cualitativos para profundizar en los significados de las prácticas digitales juveniles.

    Palabras clave: medios sociales, estudiante universitario, comportamiento del alumno, influencia social, pensamiento crítico digital

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