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. - See more at.
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