Children and Adolescents’ Use of Internet: Psychological Issues and Challenges
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https://doi.org/10.37134/jpak.vol12.1.1.2023Keywords:
Technology, internet use, children, islamic viewAbstract
Technological advancement and the Internet are two-edged swords. Children and adolescents across the world have turned to the internet and digital technologies as a result of the pandemic COVID-19. Despite the benefits, technology advancement has a negative impact. There are many factors contributing to the use of internet among children and adolescents as well as the hazards associated with the over-usage of the digital technology. Studies also investigate the psychological effects of internet use on children and adolescents, which include physical, social, cognitive and emotional effects. This paper highlights the discussion of Islam as a way of encountering the issues and challenges faced as a result of the internet usage. Islam recognises the advent of technological tools to facilitate lives and provides general guidelines in using modern technology such as internet. This is paralleled with the role of human as a vicegerent on earth, which calls for good and prevents evildoing, in which can be materialised by using the internet effectively. The article outlines the concluding remarks.
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