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Current analysis about the use of digital devices advises about emerging problems among young users. The present research analyses the consumption of technologies by university students and the predictive effect of fear of missing out (FOMO) and life satisfaction on problematic Internet use. A total of 814 Spanish university students (71.4% health area; 28.6% social sciences), of both genders (61.2% female), aged 17-54 years (M = 22.81, SD = 7.038) participated. Two scales were used to assess problematic use (EUPI-A, FOMOs) and the SWLS for life satisfaction. The results showed a high daily consumption (M = 9.039, SD = 4.307) of social networking and messaging tools, significantly higher in women, and inversely and significantly correlated with age. The model with the highest explanatory power (R2 corrected=.35, p<.001) included FOMO and life satisfaction as explanatory variables for problematic Internet use. The exposure of young people to multiple Internet risks using digital devices highlights the urgent need for media education to identify these dysfunctional behaviors which impact on mental health and interpersonal skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores the perception of coordinators and specialists in the field of innovation in Spanish universities in the use of mobile devices in the classroom. A structured questionnaire was applied to a sample of 38 representatives of universities from 12 autonomous communities. The results are organized in four dimensions of analysis: situation of teaching innovation in the university; opportunities in the use of mobile devices; institutional perspective on its integration; and perception of the innovative profile of teachers. Regarding the relevant results, it is noticed the role of mobile devices as technologies at the service of the improvement of innovation processes; a realistic and critical look is appreciated on the matter and the pedagogy is put before technology itself. On the other hand, there is a lack of clear institutional policies that promotes the use of devices in the classroom and the development of applied methods, which is why we still find an incipient development in the context Spanish university. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The processes of production and diffusion of digital content is an important dimension of media competence (Ferrés and Piscitelli, 2012). This study aims to contribute knowledge about this dimension of media competence in women with university degrees. In the research we used variables of profile (age, children and degree level) to explore possible differences in the development of the competence. A mixed method is used, namely a sequential mixed design (Creswell, 2013). In its quantitative part, 465 women with university degrees participate in a survey with a likert scale "ad hoc" created for the measurement of media competence (Cronbach's alpha .85). In their qualitative part, a total of 7 women participate in the study through interviews with their perspectives on the use of the internet and social networks. The results show that a small percentage (15.38%) of female graduates has an advanced degree of media competence and that there are significant differences depending on age and whether or not they have children. Different types of digital practices related to the production and diffusion of contents are observed and characterized by their context and meaning and associated media competences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]