ABSTRACT

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Technology has had positive and negative impacts on education (Meates, 2020). Post-pandemic, the negative aspects of technology and adolescents need to be an area of focus. In this study, the aim is to learn about (a) how adolescents use the internet, (b) the risks facing them online, (c) the prevalence of impact, and (d) how adolescents perceive, are affected by, and respond to those risks, and (e) the effects and amount of parental supervision. This research reviews the ways adolescents use the internet and some of the risks. Adolescent perceptions and parental supervision are also examined. This research has led to the question: would a campaign to change the perceptions of adolescents on common risks lead to a change in their online risky behavior, and would a parental education component improve the effects of this campaign?