• Dr.Subodha Chandra Mishra

Home Computer, electronic games and the Internet have become in these years an integral part of the lives of youth. The Gallup survey conducted in 2002 (cited in Whitlock, Powers and Eckenrode, 2006) states that youth prefer Internet to other modes of communication such as TV, telephone and radio. The survey also reported that parents buy home computer and subscribe to Internet access in order to provide modern and better educational facilities and opportunities to their children. Even though these parents are concerned more and more about the under influence of Internet on their children because these children use Internet also for playing game, downloading popular songs and pictures of their favourite stars, they consider that time wasted thus on Internet is better than time wasted on TV, and that without computer and Internet their children would suffer and be at a disadvantage in their learning process (Kraut et al.1998). Thus Internet is useful and can also be harmful to young students. On one hand, it provides benefits in the areas of social, cognitive and physical development and on the other hand, creates risks such as cyber buffering, addiction and sexual solicitations. But it’s very true that even though Internet can also create negative consequences, we can’t do without it in our daily life. In India, alienation is regularly increasing among young school students. Stress, Strain and setbacks because of psychological and physical changes affect adversely the adolescent’s social mixing and tuning, interests and perceptions about themselves. In this unfavourable situation, perceived social support in adolescence acts as a buffer and protective power to face problems. face

INTERNET USAGE AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS IN RELATION TO SELF REGULATED LEARNING, SOCIAL SUPPORT AND ALIENATION

" INTERNET USAGE AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS IN RELATION TO SELF REGULATED LEARNING, SOCIAL SUPPORT AND ALIENATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 1, page no.1556-1572, January-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1801276.pdf

" INTERNET USAGE AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS IN RELATION TO SELF REGULATED LEARNING, SOCIAL SUPPORT AND ALIENATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 1, page no. pp1556-1572, January-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1801276.pdf