Resumen

SANCHEZ ESCOBEDO, Pedro  y  CALDERON LOEZA, Gloria Yaneth. Differences in the use of Mobile Devices between junior high and college students in Mexico. RIDE. Rev. Iberoam. Investig. Desarro. Educ [online]. 2021, vol.11, n.22, e063.  Epub 20-Sep-2021. ISSN 2007-7467.  https://doi.org/10.23913/ride.v11i22.932.

This is a comparative study on the impact of the use of mobile devices between junior high and college students in Yucatán, Mexico. Its impact on school activities, personal and social life, and aspects of both mental and physical health. A total of 1,686 students, 858 in junior high and y 828 at a college level responded to paper and pencil instruments administered in the school just before the confinement due to COVID-19. College student reported higher use of mobile devices and more problems due to its use, except in their social life which was more affected in junior high students. Regarding health, tiredness, anxiety, and headache were most frequently reported. Future studies should explore changes during and after the pandemic in the use of mobile devices and their influence in the various dimensions hereby reported before confinement.

Palabras llave : learning; health education; college students; junior high students; use of mobile devices.