The traps of the internet in the covid era

Abstract

IntroductionThe paper presents the results of one international study due by our team in the period of restrictions imposed by Covid-19, between March and June 2020.ObjectivesTo inform the population about the risks concerning the excessiv use of internet To prevent the effects of those behaviors which affects the global functioning of individualsMethodsQuestionnaire applied to a number of 549 subjects, 18 to 60 years old, 217 from Romania and 332 from other European and Asian countriesResultsThe results allowed us to verify the assumption that there is a change in communications needs of individuals, as well gender and age differences in terms of time spent on the internet during the covid period.ConclusionsThe issue of psycho-education regarding the awareness of dangers and the traps of the virtual era remain relevant.