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. 2024 Aug 6:15:1382016.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1382016. eCollection 2024.

Addressing the links between and internal vs. external regulation factors, achievement emotions and gender in problematic use of ICT at university

Jesús de la Fuente  1 , Leyre Lecuona-López  1 , Mónica Pachón-Basallo  1 , Leyre San Martín-Íñiguez  1 , Pablo Blanco-Sarto  2
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Addressing the links between and internal vs. external regulation factors, achievement emotions and gender in problematic use of ICT at university

Jesús de la Fuente et al. Front Psychol. .

Abstract

Context: The study of internal and external regulation in the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and the analysis of academic emotions have become increasingly important due to their impact on academic life at university.

Objectives: This research aims to investigate the links between internal vs. external regulation factors, achievement emotions, and gender in the problematic use of ICT among university students.

Methodology: The study recruited 317 university students, predominantly female (72.51%), using an ex-post facto design. The SRT-ERT scale was used to assess technology-related behaviors, and the AEQ Scales measured academic emotions before, during, and after class. Correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis, and ANOVA were employed to identify significant relationships.

Results: Significant relationships were identified between regulatory behaviors, with male students exhibiting more dysregulated behavior and greater exposure to dysregulatory technology environments. Individual and contextual behavioral nonregulation and dysregulation in the use of ICT were significantly predictive of negative academic emotions.

Conclusion: The findings suggest that both personal and contextual factors of regulation significantly influence the emotional experiences of students in academic settings. The study highlights the need for psycho-educational interventions to promote better regulatory behaviors among university students, particularly males.

Keywords: ICT; achievement emotions in class; gender; internal vs. external regulation behavior; university.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The author(s) declared that they were an editorial board member of Frontiers, at the time of submission. This had no impact on the peer review process and the final decision.

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