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avje otrok in mladostnikov | health of children and adolescents 32 sexuality, sports, work (workaholics), shopping and technology addiction, in-
cluding addiction to social networks. These are the forms of non-chemical ad-
diction. Today, addiction to technology and social networks is becoming more
and more common.
The internet and social networks fulfil the young person’s need for friend-
ship, even though it is conducted in different ways than traditional forms of so-
cializing. Using online networks, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snap-
chat, users can actively, or more often passively, monitor the status of their
friends (Pahovič, 2017). We can talk about addiction to social networks when
the internet relationships become substitutes for real relationships (Topić, 2015).
Symptoms and consequences of the internet addiction
Most often experts treat addiction to the internet as a psychophysical disorder.
It is characterized by the symptoms of affective disorders and disorders of so-
cial contacts. They often associate addiction to the internet with other mental
illnesses or addictions (Young, 1997). Some users have become addicted to the
internet in the same manner as the ones who become addicted to drugs, alco-
hol, or gambling (Young, 1996). At the expense of the increased internet activi-
ties, the addict neglects at least one of the following areas (Repa, 2010), namely:
educational - deterioration of grades, social - neglect of family obligations and
friendly contacts, professional - abandonment of job duties and tasks, medical
- back pain, strained eyes, absent-mindedness, irregular diet, disturbed sleep,
excessive fatigue, and lack of hygiene.
Dangers of using social networks
In the vast majority, addiction begins in the adolescence period. During this
period, adolescents are growing up and are supposed to develop their identity,
establish autonomy, their attitudes towards sexual education, and decide what
they will do in life. School and all its obligations take quite a lot of the adoles-
cents’ time, so they are running out of time for hobbies and other activities,
and, consequently, they do not feel the pleasure of actively spending their free
time and are not satisfied with themselves. Kastelic and Mikulan (2004) believe
that the reason for boredom and the fact that adolescents do not value them-
selves is poor planning of free time, dissatisfaction with oneself, and the rap-
id development of adulthood, which can lead to them trying to have fun differ-
ently, more dangerously.
Methods
The purpose of the research was to determine the connection between vio-
lence in childhood and addiction in adolescence, the frequency of using social
networks among students and the impact or consequences of using social net-
works on family relationships and success at school. The research was based on
the qualitative method. For the needs of empirical part, primary and second-
cluding addiction to social networks. These are the forms of non-chemical ad-
diction. Today, addiction to technology and social networks is becoming more
and more common.
The internet and social networks fulfil the young person’s need for friend-
ship, even though it is conducted in different ways than traditional forms of so-
cializing. Using online networks, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snap-
chat, users can actively, or more often passively, monitor the status of their
friends (Pahovič, 2017). We can talk about addiction to social networks when
the internet relationships become substitutes for real relationships (Topić, 2015).
Symptoms and consequences of the internet addiction
Most often experts treat addiction to the internet as a psychophysical disorder.
It is characterized by the symptoms of affective disorders and disorders of so-
cial contacts. They often associate addiction to the internet with other mental
illnesses or addictions (Young, 1997). Some users have become addicted to the
internet in the same manner as the ones who become addicted to drugs, alco-
hol, or gambling (Young, 1996). At the expense of the increased internet activi-
ties, the addict neglects at least one of the following areas (Repa, 2010), namely:
educational - deterioration of grades, social - neglect of family obligations and
friendly contacts, professional - abandonment of job duties and tasks, medical
- back pain, strained eyes, absent-mindedness, irregular diet, disturbed sleep,
excessive fatigue, and lack of hygiene.
Dangers of using social networks
In the vast majority, addiction begins in the adolescence period. During this
period, adolescents are growing up and are supposed to develop their identity,
establish autonomy, their attitudes towards sexual education, and decide what
they will do in life. School and all its obligations take quite a lot of the adoles-
cents’ time, so they are running out of time for hobbies and other activities,
and, consequently, they do not feel the pleasure of actively spending their free
time and are not satisfied with themselves. Kastelic and Mikulan (2004) believe
that the reason for boredom and the fact that adolescents do not value them-
selves is poor planning of free time, dissatisfaction with oneself, and the rap-
id development of adulthood, which can lead to them trying to have fun differ-
ently, more dangerously.
Methods
The purpose of the research was to determine the connection between vio-
lence in childhood and addiction in adolescence, the frequency of using social
networks among students and the impact or consequences of using social net-
works on family relationships and success at school. The research was based on
the qualitative method. For the needs of empirical part, primary and second-
