Studia Edukacyjne, 2012, nr 23
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Item Psychosocial Aspects of Internet Use amongst Youth in Slovenia(Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, 2012) Rapuš, Pavel JanaResearchers today devote particular attention to the role of mass media in the life of children and adolescents, particularly because young people are the most frequent users of media and most quickly adopt the use of newly emerging (electronic) media. In recent years and decades, there have been signifi cant changes in the forms of media. The present article examines the fi ndings of selected Slovene research in the area of the use of Internet amongst young people in Slovenia in connection with psychosocial characteristics of young people. The fi nal conclusions of a review of various sources indicate that the proportion of Internet users in Slovenia is above the aver-age of the EU15 and the EU27. The use of information and communications technology does not supplant direct interpersonal communication, but is to a large extent positively linked with it. Predominantly less favourable psychosocial characteristics of young people are positively linked with the use of the computer for entertainment purposes (social networking websites, playing computer games). In summary, it can be said that the use of ICT amongst Slovene youth is linked with both positive and negative aspects of the development of adolescents and their integration into society. It is therefore not possible to view the Internet use in a one-sided (negative) way. In the future, it will above all be necessary to focus on media content, not just form.