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Adaptation to Information Technology and the Risks of Excessive Use of Smartphone
Adaptation to Information Technology and the Risks of Excessive Use of Smartphone

Author(s): Marcela Šarvajcová
Subject(s): Media studies, Neuropsychology, Health and medicine and law, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Globalization
Published by: Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave, Fakulta masmediálnej komunikácie
Keywords: Adaptation; Digital Detox; Information and Communication Technologies; Smartphone; Social Media;

Summary/Abstract: The rapid development of information and communication technologies and the need to carry a smartphone constantly are almost an irreplaceable part of our society and our lives. The paper deals with adaptation to information and communication technologies and digital literacy. It reflects the most serious problems arising from the increasing time spent with a smartphone. It points to a new kind of addiction phobia and the influence of parents in the process of working with technology. In connection with the expansion of social networks and the need to be always online, processes such as digital detox or the trend to be offline are already coming to the fore.

  • Issue Year: 8/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 599-606
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English