ABSTRACT
If there is a stage in life where the environment is decisive, this is undoubtedly adolescence. During childhood, the link with the reference person is created, laying the foundations of personality, and incorporating the tools to function afterwards. When adolescence arrives, the necessary “distance” from the family takes place, and the opinion and acceptance within the friend group becomes important. The adolescent’s self-perception and the way he/she relates with others will largely depend on these relationships. For adolescents and young people, school and university are the institutions where the knowledge taught is valued above other areas (such as family, networks or the Internet). Education equates all students, providing them with the training to later face the job market. Currently, we are facing the generation of digital media, who were born immersed in information and communication technologies (ICTs). Accessibility to a multitude of content, immediacy, relationships through networks, online games, etc, pose risks and opportunities. This article analyzes how the environment conditions the experience of the adolescent. Mention is made of the influence that the current pandemic situation due to SARS-CoV-2 is having.
ABSTRACT
If there is a stage in life where the environment is decisive, this is undoubtedly adolescence. During childhood, the link with the reference person is created, laying the foundations of personality, and incorporating the tools to function afterwards. When adolescence arrives, the necessary “distance” from the family takes place, and the opinion and acceptance within the friend group becomes important. The adolescent’s self-perception and the way he/she relates with others will largely depend on these relationships. For adolescents and young people, school and university are the institutions where the knowledge taught is valued above other areas (such as family, networks or the Internet). Education equates all students, providing them with the training to later face the job market. Currently, we are facing the generation of digital media, who were born immersed in information and communication technologies (ICTs). Accessibility to a multitude of content, immediacy, relationships through networks, online games, etc, pose risks and opportunities. This article analyzes how the environment conditions the experience of the adolescent. Mention is made of the influence that the current pandemic situation due to SARS-CoV-2 is having. © 2022, Ediciones Ergon SA. All rights reserved.