Czech Adolescents on the Internet: Creating Identity and Risk Behavior

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Authors	ŠEVČÍKOVÁ Anna ŠMAHEL David
Year of publication	2008
Type	Chapter of a book
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Social Studies
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Description	The chapter summarizes research about Czech adolescents using the Internet. One part of the contribution deals with online identity construction which seems to play an important role in the development of identity and self-concept. The second main division consists of the online risk behavior which adolescents may face to. The authors discuss the addiction on the Internet, pro-ana blogs as well as self-damaging in blogs.
Related projects:	World Internet Project – The Czech Republic Psychological and social characteristics of children, youth and families, development of the personality in the time of changes of modern society