DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT AND RISKY BEHAVIORS OF YOUTH: INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS, PEER PRESSURE AND EMOTIONAL IMMATURITY Cover Image

DIGITALNO OKRUŽENJE I RIZIČNA PONAŠANJA MLADIH: UTICAJ DRUŠTVENIH MREŽA, VRŠNJAČKIH PRITISAKA I EMOCIONALNE NEZRELOSTI
DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT AND RISKY BEHAVIORS OF YOUTH: INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS, PEER PRESSURE AND EMOTIONAL IMMATURITY

Author(s): Nela Jovanoski
Subject(s): Sociology, Social development, Social differentiation, Studies in violence and power, Social Informatics, Victimology
Published by: CENTAR MODERNIH ZNANJA
Keywords: digital environment; risky behavior of youth; peer pressure; social networks; emotional immaturity; prevention;

Summary/Abstract: In the modern digital environment, adolescents face numerous challenges every day that can encourage risky behaviors, including experimentation with psychoactive substances, risky sexual behavior and digital violence. In addition to technology, peer pressure and emotional immaturity have a significant impact on the way young people make decisions and manage their own feelings. This review paper analyzes relevant domestic and international literature to identify key risk factors and their interrelationships. Based on this, a conceptual model was developed that connects the social, emotional and digital dimensions of adolescence and provides a framework for understanding the complex emergence of risky behaviors. The proposed model can serve as a basis for further research and the development of preventive and educational programs aimed at improving the well-being of youth the digital world.

  • Issue Year: XI/2026
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 370-377
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
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