USE OF INTERNET AND ITS EFFECTS ON ADOLESCENTS.
- Research Scholar, Department of Home Science, Extension and Communication,Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
- Head of Department, Department of Home Science, Extension and Communication,Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
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This research paper aimed at to look the use of internet and its effects on adolescents. Internet plays an important role in our lives. It provide us with a method to connect to important others in our lives.this study was conducted to establish the kinds of activities that adolescents performed on the internet and length of the time they spend on the internet in order to know the effects of internet on adolescents. The study was conducted on 100 adolescents comprising 50 boys and 50 girls of Guru Nanak Academy school of faizabad. The result revealed that boys used more internet as compare to girls. There is both positive and negative effects of internet on girls and boys. Boys had spend more time on internet than girls. Adolescents engage in internet chat rooms and reveal their personal information to people they meet online. The positive impact of Internet includes increase in knowledge, awareness and gain of more confidence. The negative aspects of the Internet include Internet addiction as well as online risks such as exposure to sexually explicit material and online victimization including harassment or cyber bullying and sexual solicitation.
[Pratima Tiwari, Indira Bishnoi and Pratima Sachan. (2016); USE OF INTERNET AND ITS EFFECTS ON ADOLESCENTS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (May). 1087-1090] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
