María Agustina Paternó Manavella

María Agustina Paternó Manavella is a doctoral fellow at Conicet, affiliated with the Observatorio de la Deuda Social Argentina at the Universidad Católica Argentina. She is one of the authors of a significant study on addictive behaviors linked to smartphone use and gambling in Buenos Aires, highlighting the alarming trends among young adults. Her work emphasizes the importance of understanding not only who engages in these behaviors, but also the psychosocial factors that influence them, contributing to public policy discussions regarding technology use and addiction.