Open AccessLIFE STRATEGIES OF TEENAGERS PRONE TO INTERNET ADDICTION. RESOURCE OF THE «REAL WORLD» PROGRAM
Author(s) -
Elena Veselkova,
Svetlana Yustus
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
interèkspo geo-sibirʹ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2618-981X
DOI - 10.33764/2618-981x-2019-5-220-227
Subject(s) - the internet , addiction , psychology , virtuality (gaming) , resource (disambiguation) , empirical research , social psychology , internet privacy , applied psychology , computer science , world wide web , epistemology , computer network , philosophy , artificial intelligence , neuroscience
The article discusses the basic concepts of propensity for Internet addiction, life strategies, orientations in difficult life situations of teenagers. Psychological characteristics, inclined to the dependent behavior are described. This presents the results of an empirical study that revealed significant differences between psychological characteristics of teenagers, dependent and independent on the Internet, in accordance with the concept of typical life strategies of teenagers. In this pilot study, an attempt to identify ways of building the interaction between the world of reality and the virtuality of a teenager, and appropriate recommendations for teachers and parents were made.