Keywords: youth generations, technology, screen time
Adherence to technologies is increasingly noticeable in everyday life. According to the Global Report 2020, the Internet penetration rate already exceeds 60% around the globe, and the average Internet consumption already exceeds six hours a day (Kemp, 2020). Such an increase in digital consumption directly affects the various activities that make up the daily life, especially concerning younger generations, who spend more time with direct in front of screens (Kemp, 2020). The available literature about younger generation ranges reveals that access to different hyperconnection technologies permanently influence healthy development, namely because the exposure is continuous and multisensory (Blum-Ross & Livingstone, 2018; Buckingham, 2015), beyond questions about identity and mental health (Carolus et al., 2018; Matin et al., 2017; Paulus et al., 2019). Based on recent scientific investigations, it is intended to characterize the relationships of the new generations (from children to young adults) and the diffuse use of technologies. Through the Systematic Literature Review, 188 scientific articles were pre-selected by SCOPUS Platform, in the period between 2007 and 2020. In this sense, are examined the applied methods, the study variables, type of sample, country of study, and results obtained. Such analysis highlights the scientific contributions shared in the last thirteen years, providing clues about what has actually been studied, and what paths they follow on the theme of youth sociability and the use of technologies. This article is part of the PhD project “As tecnologias e os usos do tempo no quotidiano dos jovens portugueses” (SFRH / BD / 147697/2019) financed by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) under PORTUGAL2020.
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