Redes sociais como fortalecedores de crenças negativas em usuários jovens

• Autor(a) principal: Almeida , Aisha Duana Lira
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório do Centro Universitário Braz Cubas
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.cruzeirodosul.edu.br/handle/123456789/1760
• topic: Jovens; Redes sociais; Fortalecedores; Crenças negativas; CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::PSICOLOGIA

Central beliefs are lasting understandings about yourself, other people and the world, generalized and absolutist, formed since childhood, when activated they can support negative thoughts that lead to psychological suffering and psychological disorders. In youth, beliefs are more easily changed due to the emotional fragility of this phase and external influences, such as patterns exposed in social media, can strengthen negative beliefs by generating changes in emotions and behavior, interfering in the daily lives of users. This study aimed to identify the influence of social media in strengthening beliefs of lack of love and worth in young people, participating in the survey 149 people between 18 and 29 years old who answered a sociodemographic questionnaire, a specific questionnaire and the Inventory of Central Negative Beliefs (ICCN) online , the data were analyzed quantitatively based on descriptive and inferential statistics processed using SPSS 21.0, and qualitatively using the thematic content analysis technique. It was possible to verify that 42.7% of the participants had negative beliefs about themselves, highlighting the beliefs of devaluation. The results of the research showed that the participants are directly affected by the activities on social media, which generate negative feelings and support distorted thoughts, strengthening beliefs of unloving and devaluation and the content that is consumed contributes to the users to see their qualities and abilities in a diminished way reinforcing negative beliefs about yourself. Thus, new studies can be considered for a better understanding of the subject, and to seek alternatives to deal with the consequences of social media on users' mental health.