Internet and its role in selected aspects of everyday life of adolescents

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present the issue of the Internet in the everyday lives of young people. The article is a review and synthesis of the findings of ten years of research on young people’s use of the Internet. This article also provides an overview of research conducted primarily in foreign research institutions. The query was based on scientific databases available online (EBSCO, Google Scholar). According to several studies, young people mostly use social media to portray themselves to the rest of the world. They use social media to share images and information about their lives. Teenagers, in particular, are constantly engaging with others online for entertainment as well as to broaden their knowledge and obtain education. One of the most critical aspects of functioning in cyberspace is one's public image on social media.