The Impact of Addictive Behaviors and Online Behaviors on Adolescents’ Conflict Management Ability: A Psychosocial and Legal Perspective
This study explores the relationship between addictive behaviors, online behaviors, and adolescents’ ability to manage conflict. Effective conflict management is influenced by emotional self-regulation, empathy, and the digital environment. The literature suggests that deficits in these areas may ex...
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| description | This study explores the relationship between addictive behaviors, online behaviors, and adolescents’ ability to manage conflict. Effective conflict management is influenced by emotional self-regulation, empathy, and the digital environment. The literature suggests that deficits in these areas may exacerbate antisocial behavior and social adjustment difficulties. This study evaluates the influence of emotional intelligence, addictive behaviors, and online behaviors on conflict management. The hypotheses include adolescents with a high level of emotional adjustment who manage conflicts more effectively (H2) and that addictive and problematic online behaviors increase the risk of conflict escalation (H1, H3). The research involved 403 adolescents, selected through non-probabilistic methods using structured questionnaires. Statistical analysis included normality tests, Spearman’s correlations, and Mann-Whitney U tests to identify group differences. Adolescents with high emotional adjustment obtained significantly higher scores in conflict management and emotional self-regulation. Addictive and problematic online behaviors are associated with more significant difficulties in conflict management. Adolescents involved in minor crimes demonstrate deficits in emotion and conflict management. The results confirm the essential role of emotional intelligence in conflict management and the negative impact of addictive and problematic online behavior. Educational interventions promoting emotional intelligence development and responsible use of technology can reduce antisocial behaviors and improve adolescents’ social adjustment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6e77eb26dfb54bb39b233c414d19a32e2025-08-20T02:33:55ZengMDPI AGSocieties2075-46982025-05-0115514110.3390/soc15050141The Impact of Addictive Behaviors and Online Behaviors on Adolescents’ Conflict Management Ability: A Psychosocial and Legal PerspectiveMihaela Rus0Mariana Floricica Călin1Mihaela Luminița Sandu2Mihai Ștefănoaia3Carmen-Mihaela Baiceanu4Maria Pescaru5Constantina Alina Ilie Miloș6Florin Lobonț7Ramona Băluțescu8Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences, Ovidius University, Aleea Universității, nr. 1, 900470 Constanta, RomaniaFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ovidius University, Bulevardul Mamaia, nr. 124, 900527 Constanta, RomaniaFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ovidius University, Bulevardul Mamaia, nr. 124, 900527 Constanta, RomaniaFaculty of Law and Administrative Sciences, „Ștefan cel Mare” University Suceava, 720229 Suceava, RomaniaFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ovidius University, Bulevardul Mamaia, nr. 124, 900527 Constanta, RomaniaPitesti University Center, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 București, RomaniaFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ovidius University, Bulevardul Mamaia, nr. 124, 900527 Constanta, RomaniaFaculty of Letters, History, Philosophy and Theologt, West University of Timișoare, Bd. Vasile Pârvan nr. 4, 300223 Timișoara, RomaniaDoctoral School of Philosophy, Sociology and Political Sciences, West University of Timișoare, Bd. Vasile Pârvan nr. 4, 300223 Timișoara, RomaniaThis study explores the relationship between addictive behaviors, online behaviors, and adolescents’ ability to manage conflict. Effective conflict management is influenced by emotional self-regulation, empathy, and the digital environment. The literature suggests that deficits in these areas may exacerbate antisocial behavior and social adjustment difficulties. This study evaluates the influence of emotional intelligence, addictive behaviors, and online behaviors on conflict management. The hypotheses include adolescents with a high level of emotional adjustment who manage conflicts more effectively (H2) and that addictive and problematic online behaviors increase the risk of conflict escalation (H1, H3). The research involved 403 adolescents, selected through non-probabilistic methods using structured questionnaires. Statistical analysis included normality tests, Spearman’s correlations, and Mann-Whitney U tests to identify group differences. Adolescents with high emotional adjustment obtained significantly higher scores in conflict management and emotional self-regulation. Addictive and problematic online behaviors are associated with more significant difficulties in conflict management. Adolescents involved in minor crimes demonstrate deficits in emotion and conflict management. The results confirm the essential role of emotional intelligence in conflict management and the negative impact of addictive and problematic online behavior. Educational interventions promoting emotional intelligence development and responsible use of technology can reduce antisocial behaviors and improve adolescents’ social adjustment.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15/5/141emotional adaptationbehavioronline environmentmanagementconflictaggression |
| spellingShingle | Mihaela Rus Mariana Floricica Călin Mihaela Luminița Sandu Mihai Ștefănoaia Carmen-Mihaela Baiceanu Maria Pescaru Constantina Alina Ilie Miloș Florin Lobonț Ramona Băluțescu The Impact of Addictive Behaviors and Online Behaviors on Adolescents’ Conflict Management Ability: A Psychosocial and Legal Perspective Societies emotional adaptation behavior online environment management conflict aggression |
| title | The Impact of Addictive Behaviors and Online Behaviors on Adolescents’ Conflict Management Ability: A Psychosocial and Legal Perspective |
| title_full | The Impact of Addictive Behaviors and Online Behaviors on Adolescents’ Conflict Management Ability: A Psychosocial and Legal Perspective |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Addictive Behaviors and Online Behaviors on Adolescents’ Conflict Management Ability: A Psychosocial and Legal Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Addictive Behaviors and Online Behaviors on Adolescents’ Conflict Management Ability: A Psychosocial and Legal Perspective |
| title_short | The Impact of Addictive Behaviors and Online Behaviors on Adolescents’ Conflict Management Ability: A Psychosocial and Legal Perspective |
| title_sort | impact of addictive behaviors and online behaviors on adolescents conflict management ability a psychosocial and legal perspective |
| topic | emotional adaptation behavior online environment management conflict aggression |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15/5/141 |
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