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TAF Prev Med Bull. 2008; 7(3): 253-256


The Effects of Internet Use, Cell Phones and Computer Games on Mental Health of Children and Adolescents

Meral,Kelleci.




Abstract

The use of digital technology, including computers, cell phones, computer games, and so on, most recently, on-the-go for recreational purposes, has increased among our youth over the past 15 years. Children and adolescent between the ages of 8 to 18 years spend an average of 5-6 hours per day using information and communication technologies. It is a useful progress because of the increase of internet usage which is unlimited, uncontrolled and uninhibited and easiness which arrival all sorts of to informations or persons but this state can cause to some important negative results too. The computer games, the internet explores is gradually estrange from social life the children and adolescent. In this paper, has been mentioned to negative effect of internet usage, computer games on mental health of children and adolescents.

Key words: interned_use, computer_games,_cell_phones, children and adolescent, mental health

Article Language: Turkish English






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