Efeitos do uso de redes sociais no bem-estar subjetivo na América Latina

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/economia/a.15552

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Publicado: nov. 6, 2025
Edição: v. 27 n. 2 (2024):
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Palavras-chave: felicidade bem-estar redes sociais vício digital covid-19

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Leonardo Caravaggio

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Com a eclosão da pandemia da covid-19, houve um intenso processo de digitalização da vida, em decorrência de diferentes medidas restritivas e decisões de cuidado. O impacto do uso das redes sociais no bem-estar está relacionado ao contexto e ao tipo de uso. Neste artigo, analisa-se o impacto causal do uso de redes sociais no bem-estar subjetivo da população latino-americana durante a pandemia. Também estudam-se a pré-pandemia e a pós-pandemia para fins comparativos. Utiliza-se um modelo de regressão com variáveis instrumentais, o que permite considerar o efeito causal e evitar a endogeneidade de ambas as variáveis (utilizando como instrumento a qualidade do acesso à internet). Observa-se um impacto negativo do uso das redes sociais no bemestar subjetivo, que se agrava com o tempo. Esse impacto é ainda pior para mulheres e moradores de grandes cidades.

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Caravaggio, L. (2025). Efeitos do uso de redes sociais no bem-estar subjetivo na América Latina. Revista De Economía Del Rosario, 27(2). https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/economia/a.15552
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