Relation between the Internet and Social and School Functioning of Children and Adolescents: A Review

Abstract

This paper depicts a review of research into the different views on the relations between the Internet activity of children and adolescents and their social and school functioning. The paper also presents the research of educationists, psychologists and sociologists who studied the subject. This paper focuses on the types of threats and dangers which are perceived in the virtual world and which can have a negative influence on young people’s lives. The paper also describes examples of research providing information regarding the consequences of the active use of the Internet and their influence on the development of social competences in adolescents and children.