583 Search Results for Internet influence on adolescents
How Internet Addiction Impacts Teens Health
Introduction
The hypothesis of this study is that the Internet influence on adolescence can be negative in terms of mental, social and emotional health if Internet engagement is not moderated.
This research Continue Reading...
The key years during which experimentation occurs - between 13 and 16.
Kobus discusses influences that launch an adolescent's smoking habit from several perspectives. First, the "social learning theory": relationships that are "more intimate" and t Continue Reading...
Adolescents
Aspects of Adolescent Development and Psychology
What impact does technology have on today's adolescents?
Technology is inextricably linked with adolescent existence. In the past decade, technology has become pervasive amongst adolesce Continue Reading...
Internet Gambling: Consumers, Industry, And Regulation
Business Management
Final Year Project
Online gambling is a large and growing industry. Estimates from an industry consulting group indicate that as many as 2,000 firms worldwide are involved Continue Reading...
Early childhood fatherhood can impact the young adolescent male's life for the rest of his life, assigning him a responsibility that he perhaps never considered taking on when he was being sexually active (p. 95). Being sexually active is, for young Continue Reading...
Studying a sample of 153 top commercial Web sites directed at children under 13, the CME found that COPPA has spurred changes in Web sites' data collection practices. Web sites had limited the amount and type of information (e.g., name, postal addre Continue Reading...
Internet Makes Children Smarter
Integration of computer and internet into the day-to-day lives of children are quite visible nowadays. (Lee, 509) For several children, the use of internet has now become integrated with connecting over phone and watc Continue Reading...
Paradoxical as it might seem the Internet, which is being touted as a broad socializing medium is silently causing social isolation among some of the users. In some countries like Korea and China, increasing number of adolescents are addicted to onl Continue Reading...
..social skills are built and educational choices are made that influence the entire adulthood" (90). Thus, the concern on the possible effects Internet addiction can have on the youth's development as an adult makes escalating Internet use and event Continue Reading...
[Shope, Jean T, 2004]
Cost of Addictive Behavior (individual and family implications)
Asides the fact that drugs and alcohol rehabilitation add billions of dollars to the nations health care costs, the addictive nature of these substances also imp Continue Reading...
In fact, even executives in fashion and beauty magazines see an alarming trend of "too thin" to the point of looking emaciated and unhealthy -- certainly not a look that "sells" (Wilson 542).
What is happening is a continual push to be something di Continue Reading...
Internet and Society
The Internet and American Society
In the history of humankind there have been very few inventions which have completely transformed human society. Inventions like the wheel, agriculture, astronomy and geometry have all transfor Continue Reading...
Adolescent Environment
The subject interviewed is a 17-year-old Hispanic male from Cleveland, Ohio. Although his legal name is Harley, this adolescent chooses to call himself by the name "Renegade." Renegade lives in a loft with 12 other boys rangin Continue Reading...
Nowadays, adolescent problem behavior is conceptualized as 2 empirically derived syndromes: externalizing problems (including delinquency and aggression) and internalizing problems (including depression, anxiety, and withdrawal) (Achenbach, 1991a, 1 Continue Reading...
Teenage Sexual Development:
"They Know What Boys Want"
Teenagers have always learned about sex from their peers as well as their parents and teachers. However, the Internet is another easily accessible form of information that provides uncensored a Continue Reading...
Social Networks
Adolescent Development, Socialization, and the Internet
Evaluate how social learning theory and strain theory could be used to explain adolescent development and behavior
Social learning theory suggests that adolescents learn from Continue Reading...
Adolescent Depression
The Family and Teen Depression
Treatment Options for Teen Depression
Adolescent Depression and the Family
Teen depression is a serous condition that has been largely ignored until recent events in the media focused more att Continue Reading...
Sex Offenders and the Internet
The types of sexual habits occurring online range from very unusual behaviors to others that are plain illegal (Caroline & Klein, 2014). A considerable amount of literature on sexual abuse of minors occurring and g Continue Reading...
Adolescent Suicide
Epidemiological Approach to the Study of Male Adolescent Suicide in Idaho
Throughout history suicide has remained an enigma in cultures that are far and different from each other. The act of taking one's life has been a represent Continue Reading...
However, in understanding the factors that exist in most substance abuse cases, preemptive solutions to the problem such as education and awareness, as well as early interventions in recently-onset cases can help to curb the issue significantly.
Pr Continue Reading...
Media Influence on Values
DEEPER FACTORS DO
The media does not influence our values
Majority Views on Media's Influence on Values and Morals
According to the 2007 Culture and Media Institute report, a high 74% of Americans attributed the decline Continue Reading...
Social Media and Suicide
Social Media
Internet has become a gadget of everyday use for people of 21st century. As it is offering many benefits to the users in terms of information communcaition, interaction, entertainment, socialization and earning Continue Reading...
Even a decade ago, numerous sites existed where educators could retrieve lesson plans, government documents concerning guidelines, large educational databases with current news and developments in the academic study of education, and more (Pinhey 19 Continue Reading...
Finally, McDermott et.al also provided us with valuable clue in early detection and possibility of avoiding worsening of the condition. By identifying a positive relation between laxative use and severity of disorder the study serves as a warning, i Continue Reading...
In the historical world, there seemed to be fewer choices in life for many, and roles as adults were more stringent -- and defined as adult meaning very structured cultural templates. There must then be a bit of a Catch-22 when it comes to the advan Continue Reading...
Ecstasy Use by Adolescents in Miami-Dade County, FL
Ecstasy, also known as MDMA, Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, has become popular as a club drug and at techno dance events, such as raves, trance scenes and private parties. Many who attend raves and Continue Reading...
In order to get various information for comparative analysis, several online databases will be explored so that the scientific data and social factors that will be unearthed are factual enough and relevant to the study of obesity among teenagers.
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Depression in African-American Adolescents
Etiology of Depression
Mental illnesses like depression can be very difficult to diagnose or to recognize: There is no serum to test for when looking for depression. In some real if rather vague way, menta Continue Reading...
The study also asked whether people would develop paranormal beliefs more readily if those in a higher life status than themselves would promote such beliefs.
Social influence refers to changes in feelings, beliefs, values or behaviors that result Continue Reading...
Introduction
Children are highly dependent on their parents because they are their sole providers. Parents' primary responsibility is to provide the basic needs - food, shelter and clothing - of their children. Therefore, parents shape the eating Continue Reading...
Media Negatively Affects the Body Image Concerns of Adolescent Girls
Among adolescent girls, body image concerns are not uncommon. The hypothesis of this paper believes that media negatively affects the body image concerns of adolescent girls. The i Continue Reading...
The findings of this study support the view that the effects of peer pressure are related to earlier processes in childhood. This has led to the recognized research imperative to "...include longitudinal data from both peer and family contexts in st Continue Reading...
IntroductionSubstance abuse among children and adolescents is a growing concern, with studies showing that alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis are the most commonly used substances among this age group. The Adverse Childhood Experiences study has shown a Continue Reading...
Policy Brief: Parental Influences on Child Obesity and Dental Caries
POLICY BRIEF
Parental Influences on Child Obesity and Dental Caries
Obesity represents a major health and economic threat to Australia by degrading the lives of countless citizen Continue Reading...
Psychological Influence of Diabetes
Diabetes
The National Diabetes Educational Program is under the sponsorship of the Disease control and prevention and the National institutes of health. The purpose of this joint interaction is to reduce the effe Continue Reading...
Teamwork
The important features influencing the magnitude and composition of a team are quantity, type, and intricacy of the assignment concerned. Involvement in work is increasingly regarded a privilege of individuals in the offices and a manner to Continue Reading...