The Internet has become all pervasive in the lives of young people and study has established the risks and opportunities that it affords.
The positive aspects of Internet use include its potential for learning and enhancing social relations as well as delivering health interventions.
Online risks such as addiction, cyber bullying, and sexual solicitation are associated with negative consequences for youth.
It is important to note that not all children are equally susceptible and more research is necessary to identify the youth most at risk as well as to develop effective interventions.
The Internet can also provide benefits in the areas of cognitive, social, and physical development, and can also be used to deliver treatment interventions.
The Internet represents both risks and opportunities for young people.
To protect youth who are at risk for online addiction, bullying, and solicitation, we need more research to understand which youth may be most susceptible and to develop targeted interventions to protect them.
The Internet also has many positive aspects and can be used to enhance youth learning and empowerment; although it is a tremendous health resource and can be used to cheaply deliver interventions, we need to understand how to better implement them to enhance their effectiveness.
Technologies, such as computers and the Internet, have become enmeshed in young people's lives,
studied on the negative aspects of young people's online activity as well as the more positive applications of the Internet as a tool for child and adolescent health and social development.
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For youth, the negative aspects of the Internet include Internet addiction as well as online risks such as exposure.
Excessive Internet use is emerging as one of the more negative aspects of young people's online activities.
Of particular concern is the potential for youth to get addicted to online gaming, which is a growing industry.
Neuroticism also has a significant negative influence on subjective well being in teen gamers.
To get a better handle on this problem, we need to understand the characteristics of youth who may be at
risk for online addiction.
The researchers suggest that addiction to the Internet, gaming, and gambling may be etiologically linked rather than three separate phenomena.
The idea that Internet addiction, online gaming, and online gambling may be part of a broader proneness towards dysfunctional behaviour has implications for prevention and intervention.
As the Internet has become pervasive in the lives of young people, their online activities and interactions have become the focus of intense research.
