Borzekowski Dina L G
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Adolesc Med Clin. 2006 Feb;17(1):205-16. doi: 10.1016/j.admecli.2005.10.006.
Emerging research on adolescents and the Internet should be thoughtfully considered, especially with respect to the influence of Internet activities on mental health and psychiatric conditions. A given Internet site may have content that would be helpful to one, have no effect on another, and be harmful to yet an-other adolescent. The effect on the adolescent would in part be determined by the site itself and the way in which it provides information and interactivity, and in part on the characteristics of the particular adolescent. It will be necessary to employ diverse approaches to keep current the information on how adolescents use the Internet, as well as to understand how it affects them. Rather than rely on focus groups and self-report surveys, researchers should examine adolescent Internet use with naturalistic methods that will provide quantitative and qualitative data regarding this new domain. Additionally, researchers can use experimental designs to explore how Internet experiences or exposure to online information affects health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Because adolescents rely on the Internet for both its content and technology,youth caregivers and advocates should continue to research and study this medium. The efficacy of delivering Internet-based therapies and prevention pro-grams should be studied. Mental health organizations should remain vigilant,monitoring and helping to improve websites [7]. Parents should also be aware of their adolescents' online activities, so it may be necessary for health practitioners to educate parents about what is available and occurring on line. Lastly, youth need to be better informed on how to best use the Internet. We take for granted that adolescents are savvy users of this technology, when it is not yet fully known how young people make use of the Internet and how they incorporate information from the Internet into their lives. Online media literacy skills are necessary and should be developed among the very young to make the best use of the Internet.
对于青少年与互联网的新兴研究应予以慎重考虑，尤其是在互联网活动对心理健康和精神状况的影响方面。某个特定的网站内容可能对一个青少年有益，对另一个青少年毫无影响，而对第三个青少年则有害。其对青少年的影响部分取决于网站本身及其提供信息和互动的方式，部分取决于特定青少年的特质。有必要采用多种方法来及时掌握青少年使用互联网的信息，以及了解互联网如何影响他们。研究人员不应依赖焦点小组和自我报告调查，而应采用自然主义方法来研究青少年的互联网使用情况，这种方法将提供有关这一新领域的定量和定性数据。此外，研究人员可以运用实验设计来探究互联网体验或接触在线信息如何影响健康知识、态度和行为。由于青少年既依赖互联网的内容，也依赖其技术，青少年护理人员和倡导者应继续对这一媒介进行研究和探讨。应研究提供基于互联网的治疗和预防项目的效果。心理健康组织应保持警惕，监测并协助改善网站[7]。家长也应了解其青少年子女的在线活动，因此健康从业者可能有必要向家长介绍网上有哪些内容以及正在发生什么。最后，青少年需要更好地了解如何最佳地使用互联网。我们理所当然地认为青少年是这项技术的精明使用者，然而目前尚不完全清楚年轻人如何使用互联网，以及他们如何将互联网信息融入自己的生活。在线媒体素养技能是必要的，应该在非常年幼的时候就加以培养，以便充分利用互联网。
