المتغيرات الاجتماعية والنفسية والصحية المرتبطة باستخدام الأطفال للإنترنت والألعاب الإلكترونية

Abstract

Human history in fact has witnessed three great revolutions considered as effective determinations in human beings’ lives and moving into progress. The first revolution is crystallized in discovering agriculture and identifying how to employ tools and animals to assist human beings to agriculture. The second phase is crystallizing a huge transition in humanity history embodied in the industrial revolution, starting from discovering the steam engine to the successive inventions. The third stage is a complementary stage to the previous one reflected in the revolution in informatics and using of technology and computer, being called the age of computer. The technological progress our world is witnessing devices and different games have been available to several social classes in the Arab nation, particularly, among children and adolescents using electronic games, the I Pad, mobile Phone, Play-station, computer, Laser games and other multiple video games. In order to cope with the present age and technology since these devices and games have become part of our lives and our children’ lives; yet, there should be means and direction for proper use of these technologies in order to produce positive effects.