IDENTITY CRISIS IN THE DIGITAL AGE AND THE DEPENDENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
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Keywords: digital age, identity crisis, social networks, psychosocial development, identity, virtuality, psychological risk.Abstract
ANNOTATION
This article analyzes the psychological consequences of the digital age, in
particular, the factors that lead to the identity crisis of social networks. Virtuality on
digital platforms, the creation of artificial images, constant comparison syndrome, and
the occasional FOMO syndrome (fear of missing out) threaten the mental stability of
modern people.
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