Misuse of Internet Among School Children: Risk Factors and Preventative Measures

Title

Misuse of Internet Among School Children: Risk Factors and Preventative Measures

Creator

Reddy K.J.; Balasubramanian G.

Description

The Internet has been one of the most transformative and rapidly growing technologies. In recent years, it has improved the quality of life in areas such as communication, education, recreation. On the contrary, there are growing concerns about the use of the Internet that have created adverse consequences in the areas of social life, interpersonal relationships, family environment, and school activities. School-going children were vulnerable to such unhealthy outcomes due to readily available high-speed Internet and ease of access to different Internet platforms, which resulted in risky behaviours, decreased academic performance, poor nutrition, decreased sleep quality, and a high incidence of inter-social conflicts. While the majority of the research has focused on the adolescent population in terms of problematic Internet use, only a few studies have identified the vulnerabilities of school-going children in the same context. The research also confirmed that the risk factors for problematic Internet use start as early as middle childhood. Heightened risky use of the Internet was observed in children with neurodevelopmental concerns. This study explores risk factors associated with problematic Internet use among school-going children, identifying relevant warning signs followed with preventative measures. The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022.

Source

Child Safety, Welfare and Well-being: Issues and Challenges, Second Edition, pp. 321-334.

Date

2022-01-01

Publisher

Springer Nature

Subject

Misuse of internet; Neurodevelopment; Prevention; Psychosocial; Risk factors; School children

Coverage

Reddy K.J., Department of Psychology, Centre for Research, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Balasubramanian G., Aadya Tathva, India, QPR Institute, Certified Seizure First Aid Professional from Epilepsy Foundation, United States, National Council for Mental Wellbeing, United States, Indian Epilepsy Association (IEA), Bangalore, India, International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP), Canada

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISBN: 978-981169820-0; 978-981169819-4

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9820-0_19

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