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<journal-id>2306-8671</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Aportes de la Comunicación y la Cultura]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. aportes de la comunicación]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2306-8671</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2306-86712024000200057</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.56992/a.v1i37.487</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Desarrollo del Test de Efectos de las Redes Sociales (TERS)]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Development and validation of the Social Network Effects Test (SNET)]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Letelier]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Bruna]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Serrate]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Keidy]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mendoza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Guillermo]]></given-names>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<numero>37</numero>
<fpage>57</fpage>
<lpage>66</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2306-86712024000200057&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2306-86712024000200057&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2306-86712024000200057&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El constante crecimiento de la cantidad de usuarios y las horas de uso de las redes sociales ha despertado mucho interés de investigación. Sin embargo, los instrumentos disponibles para realizar la misma están enfocados principalmente en el diagnóstico de la adicción al uso de redes sociales. El objetivo principal del presente artículo es la presentación de una escala de uso de redes sociales y su efecto en la vida cotidiana, tomando en consideración los usos y efectos de las mismas en relación a la autoimagen y presión social, interferencia en la vida cotidiana y la dependencia. En el estudio participaron 205 estudiantes de la Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra (UPSA), con edades entre los 18 y los 25 años, y de ambos sexos (138 mujeres y 67 hombres). El test de Efectos de las Redes Sociales (TERS) es una prueba dirigida a ser una herramienta de identificación del uso otorgado a las RS y los efectos del mismo, para tomar medidas adecuadas, como la regulación y orientación hacia un uso positivo y, por consiguiente, hacia efectos positivos también. En base a los resultados obtenidos, se encontró que la fiabilidad y validez de la prueba es adecuada para la posterior aplicación a estudiantes universitarios.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The steady increase in the number of social media users and the time spent on these platforms has sparked significant research interest. However, the instruments currently available for such studies are predominantly aimed at diagnosing social media addiction. The primary objective of this article is to introduce a scale designed to measure social media use and its impact on daily life, with a particular focus on its relationship to self-image and social pressure, interference with daily activities, and dependency. A total of 205 students from the Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, aged between 18 and 25 years and of both sexes (138 females and 67 ma- les) participated in the study to develop the test. The Social Network Effects Test (SNET) is a test aimed at being a tool for identifying the use given to the RS and its effects, to take appropriate measures, such as regulation and orientation towards positive use and, therefore, Consequently, positive effects too. Based on the results obtained, it was found that the reliability and validity of the test is adequate for subsequent application to university students.]]></p></abstract>
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