Excessive use of social networks

Dr. Martin Viktora is conducting research among students to examine their social networking behavior

Why is it important?

their attention is consistently distracted and their distractibility grows
growing manifestations of loneliness, depression among young people (the viral world does not match the real one)
constant use of smartphones disrupts concentration (e.g. in lectures and seminars)
their ability to read coherent texts and to summarise material decreases
they resort to social networking in moments of personal crisis, it becomes addictive
their ability to think critically and make decisions in critical situations does not develop
hours in front of screens has negative health effects (myopia, overweight, sleep disorders, heart disorders, etc.)
efforts at parental or teacher regulation lead them to emotional – uncritical defensiveness
time spent on social (entertainment) networks is not devoted to other important activities and tasks

= Need to look for solutions. There are several…