Do information and communication technologies influence skills, competencies, health and well-being of teenagers? Current evidence

EAI Endorsed Transactions on Pervasive Health and Technology

Bee Lau¹  Willone Lim¹  Fakir Islam²  Caslon Chua³ 

[1] Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Jalan Simpang Tiga, Kuching, 93350, Sarawak, Malaysia;Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, 3122, Victoria, Australia;Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, 3122, Victoria, Australia;

关键词: information and communication technology;    skills;    competencies;    health;    well-being;    influence;    teenager;   

DOI  :  10.4108/eai.6-4-2021.169174

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: Information and Communication Technologies are deemed to be a significant influence on teenagers’ development. ItisimportantforstudiestobeconductedtoassesstheunderlyinginfluenceofICTonthe teenageragegroup.OBJECTIVES: The aim of this paper is to review whether ICT influences teenagers’ skills, competencies, health and well-being based on previous studies.METHODS: Articles from 2015 to 2020 were selected for analysis to identify the influences on teenagers. RESULTS: Computerandmobiledevicesofferopportunitiestoimproveliteracyindigitalskillsandcompetencies.Itisalsoevidentthatteenagersarepronetorisksofgettingmusculoskeletalsymptomsasaresultofexcessiveuseofsuchdevices, and it also leads to unforeseen illnesses such as depression in the case of teenager’s well-being.CONCLUSION: AdoptingICTmayhavebeneficialimplicationsforteenagers,butitcanposemoreadverseeffectsontheir development when used excessively.

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