Measurement of Psychological Well-being among inhabitants of Hidalgo State with the ICT support
Abstract
Background: The information and communications technologies (ICT) facilities the access to information and allow spread the knowledge generated in all the science fields. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 50 inhabitants of Hidalgo State who were contacted by WhatsApp and Facebook. The objective was measuring their Psychological Well-Being with the ICT support. The Positive Psychological Functioning (PPF) Scale was digitalized in Google Forms and used to collect the data, which were analysed using SPSS Version 24 software. Results: The scale were completed by of 28 male and 22 female between 19 and 54 years old. The sample mean age was 26.4 (SD= 6.2). Scores close to the theoretical average were found. Differences between mean scores according to sex, marital status or academic level were not found. The period of time with the highest frequency of reception of responses was between 12: 00-18: 00 hours. Conclusions: The results suggest an absence of psychological problems associate to self-esteem, optimism, resilience or environment domain. Positive (economic cost reduction) and negative (Not being able to observe attitudes during the application) aspects about the psychometric measurement supported by ICT were identified. However, this study should be complemented with more research.
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