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The Onlife in Emerging Adulthood: Experimentation, Exploration, and Change in the Digital Era

The Onlife in Emerging Adulthood: Experimentation, Exploration, and Change in the Digital Era

Martina Benvenuti, Sara Giovagnoli, Melanie Keep, Elvis Mazzoni, Patrizia Selleri
ISBN13: 9781799810636|ISBN10: 1799810631|EISBN13: 9781799810650
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1063-6.ch013
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Benvenuti, Martina, et al. "The Onlife in Emerging Adulthood: Experimentation, Exploration, and Change in the Digital Era." Recent Advances in Digital Media Impacts on Identity, Sexuality, and Relationships, edited by Michelle F. Wright, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 241-264. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1063-6.ch013

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Benvenuti, M., Giovagnoli, S., Keep, M., Mazzoni, E., & Selleri, P. (2020). The Onlife in Emerging Adulthood: Experimentation, Exploration, and Change in the Digital Era. In M. Wright (Ed.), Recent Advances in Digital Media Impacts on Identity, Sexuality, and Relationships (pp. 241-264). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1063-6.ch013

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Benvenuti, Martina, et al. "The Onlife in Emerging Adulthood: Experimentation, Exploration, and Change in the Digital Era." In Recent Advances in Digital Media Impacts on Identity, Sexuality, and Relationships, edited by Michelle F. Wright, 241-264. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1063-6.ch013

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Abstract

Internet revolutionized our lifestyle. New generation devices like smartphones and tablets allow us to be always connected: the web represents a significant part of our days. These epochal changes bring with them questions about the potentialities and the risks of web. This chapter introduces a research whose purpose is to investigate the Onlife during emerging adulthood divided into two groups—youngerEA (18-24) and olderEA (25-29)—considering both the problematic and the functional side of the use of the internet. Self-esteem, self-control, online and offline social support were considered as factor that influenced the internet use habits. Typology of social networks, time spent online, device used, and number of online contacts are considered. Results show significant differences between youngerEA and olderEA in the use of the web both in problematic and functional way.

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