Youth and Internet

The current generation's technology developments introduce youths to a multitude of digital technologies that allow them to access the internet. Despite its possible benefits, youth internet use has a variety of harmful consequences. This paper provides an annotation of various literature that discusses the influence of the internet on youths.
Li, Garland, and Howard (2014, p. 397) investigate how youth internet use affects their relationships with family members. According to the research, adolescents conflict with parents and siblings by procrastinating important activities as they spend much time browsing the web.
Kvalem, I. L., Træen, B., Lewin, B., & _x008a_tulhofer, A. (2014). Self-perceived effects of Internet pornography use, genital appearance satisfaction, and sexual self-esteem among young Scandinavian adults. Cyber psychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 8(4).
The article by Kvalem, Træen, Lewin& _x008a_tulhofer (2014, p. 75) responds to the topic by exploring the influences on youths because of exposure to the internet. Kyalem et al. (2014, p.75) elaborate that the internet impairs adolescents_x0092_ sexuality due to prevalence of erotic contents on the web. Particularly, the research addresses the negative effects of pornography on young adults.Buckingham, D., & Willett, R. (2013). Digital generations: Children, young people, and the new media. Routledge. 20 -32
The book by Buckingham Willett (2013, p.27) covers the topic by examining influences that the internet presents to the current digital generation. Buckingham and Willett (2013,p.32) highlight the negative effects such as aggressive behaviors that youths acquire due to exposure to violent contents available on the internet.
Robinson, J., Hetrick, S., Cox, G., Bendall, S., Yuen, H. P., Yung, A., & Pirkis, J. (2016). Can an Internet‐based intervention reduce suicidal ideation, depression, and hopelessness among secondary school students: Results from a pilot study. Early intervention in psychiatry, 10(1), 28-35.
Robinson, Hetrick, Cox, Bendall, Yuen, Yung and Pirkis (2016, p.30) conducted research on internet-based intervention as a measure to reduce hopelessness and depression among the youths. It relates to the topic because it outlines emotional effects that characterize internet usage among youths. Robinson and Hedricks et al., explain that internet usage exposes juveniles to depression concerning matters that affect their personality or beliefs (2016).Antheunis, M. L., Schouten, A. P., & Krahmer, E. (2016). The role of social networking sites in early adolescents_x0092_ social lives. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 36(3), 348-371.
Antheunis Milan is an associate professor at St John_x0092_s Institute of Research and Technology in Turkey while Schouten and Krahmer serve as faculty directors at Perkins Institute of Technology. The ideas expressed by Antheunis, Schouten and Krahmer (2016, p.365) respond to the topic by exploring the roles of internet among adolescents. Significantly, the study elaborates that internet exposes learners to negative effects such as procrastinating classwork. It, therefore, leads to dismal performance as elaborated by Antheunis, Schouten and Krahmer (2016, p.365).
Valenzuela, S., Bachmann, I., & Aguilar, M. (2016). Socialized for News Media Use How Family Communication, Information-Processing Needs, and Gratifications Determine Adolescents_x0092_ Exposure to News. Communication Research, 0093650215623833. 1-22
Valenzuela, Bachman, and Aguilar are technology and media consultants at the Institute of Keel College of Technology in Brussels, Germany. The ideas expressed in the research outline various advantages that youths achieve from internet usage. Valenzuela & Bachman (2016, p.18) explain that internet usage enables youths to acquire global information to catch up with current trends in politics, economy, and social issues.
Lee, C. & Namin, S. (2017). Prevalence of cyberbullying and predictors of cyberbullying perpetration among Korean adolescents. Computers in Human Behavior 68 (2017): 352-358.
Lee Chango is a social media consultant while Namin Shin serves as a social media strategist at Hopkins College of Technology. The study by Lee & Namin (2017, p.356) is relevant in the study because it examines factors that present cyberbullying among adolescents concerning their internet consumption. The article is imperative to allow youths identify indicators of cyber bullying and effective response to suppress it as expressed by Lee & Namin (2017, p.356). Smith, R., Morgan, J., & Monks, C. (2017). Students' perceptions of the effect of social media ostracism on wellbeing. Computers in Human Behavior, 68, 276-285.
Smith, Morgan, and Monks are research associates at Everest Research Institute, UK. The study by Smith, Morgan & Monks (2017, p. 280) highlights morals that juveniles achieve from responsible internet consumption. Notably, the authors applaud constructive social pages that contribute to moral growth among juveniles.
McGuire, A. B., & Steele, R. G. (2016). Impact of Social Networking Sites on Children in Military Families. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 19(3), 259-269.
Alan B, McGuire is a research scientist who majors in psychology while Roberts Steele is a PhD. holder in clinical psychology from the University of Georgia. The study conforms to the topic by exploring how media enhances communication over distance. McGuire & Steele (2016, p.262) explain that social media use enables youths whose parents are in armed forces to communicate to their parents and siblings who are away in service as well as communicate with online friends with ease.
Samaha, M., & Hawi, N. S. (2016). Relationships among smartphone addiction, stress, academic performance, and satisfaction with life. Computers in Human Behavior, 57, 321-325.
Dr. Adam Samaha is a medicine graduate from McGill University and holds a PhD. from Ontario_x0092_s Queens University in collaboration. Hawi Nazir an associate professor at Notre Dame University, Louaize. The study explores academic achievement that youths achieve through internet use. Samaha & Hawi (2016, p.323) explain that internet use allows adolescents to conduct research in different areas of knowledge without reliance on their instructors.
_x000c_References Antheunis, M. L., Schouten, A. P., & Krahmer, E. (2016). The role of social networking sites in early adolescents_x0092_ social lives. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 36(3), 348-371.
Buckingham, D., & Willett, R. (2013). Digital generations: Children, young people, and the new media. Routledge.
Kvalem, I. L., Træen, B., Lewin, B., & _x008a_tulhofer, A. (2014). Self-perceived effects of Internet pornography use, genital appearance satisfaction, and sexual self-esteem among young Scandinavian adults. Cyber psychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 8(4).
Lee, C. & Namin, S. (2017). Prevalence of cyberbullying and predictors of cyberbullying perpetration among Korean adolescents. Computers in Human Behavior 68 (2017): 352-358.
Li, W., Garland, E. L., & Howard, M. O. (2014). Family factors in Internet addiction among Chinese youth: A review of English-and Chinese-language studies. Computers in Human Behavior, 31, 393-411.
McGuire, A. B., & Steele, R. G. (2016). Impact of Social Networking Sites on Children in Military Families. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 19(3), 259-269.
Robinson, J., Hetrick, S., Cox, G., Bendall, S., Yuen, H. P., Yung, A., & Pirkis, J. (2016). Can an Internet‐based intervention reduce suicidal ideation, depression, and hopelessness among secondary school students: Results from a pilot study. Early intervention in psychiatry, 10(1), 28-35.
Samaha, M., & Hawi, N. S. (2016). Relationships among smartphone addiction, stress, academic performance, and satisfaction with life. Computers in Human Behavior, 57, 321-325.
Smith, R., Morgan, J., & Monks, C. (2017). Students' perceptions of the effect of social media ostracism on wellbeing. Computers in Human Behavior, 68, 276-285.
Valenzuela, S., Bachmann, I., & Aguilar, M. (2016). Socialized for News Media Use How Family Communication, Information-Processing Needs, and Gratifications Determine Adolescents_x0092_ Exposure to News. Communication Research, 0093650215623833.