Association between Immersion in the Internet Environment and Metacognitive Sphere among Adolescents and Youth
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background. e rapid technological progress and growing digitalisation of childhood generate questions about how digital environments infl uence the development of a child's personality, and what psychological characteristics across diff erent developmental spheres enable children to use digital opportunities in the best possible way.Metacognition as a part of the cognitive sphere of adolescent development, can on the one hand become a resource, and on the other hand, can develop in the digital environment.Objective.e aim of this study was to examine the relationship between immersion in the internet environment and characteristics of metacognitive sphere of adolescents and youth.Design.e sample consisted of 75 adolescents and young aged 15-21 from the Central Federal District of the Russian Federation.To determine the overall immersion in the internet environment, the questionnaire "Index of Immersion in the Internet Environment" by L.A. Regush was used.To study the characteristics of the metacognitive sphere " e Self-Assessment of Metacognitive Knowledge and Metacognitive Activity" by M.M. Kashapov and Yu.V. Skvortsova was used.e data were analysed using correlation and linear regression analysis.Results. e characteristics of the metacognitive sphere (metacognitive knowledge, activity, concentration, acquisition of information) in adolescents and youth signifi cantly correlate inversely with immersion in the internet environment and the extent of digital consumption (behaviour component of immersion), but are not related to digital competence and emotional attitude to the internet environment.e behaviour component of the immersion could make a signifi cant contribution to the development of the metacognitive sphere.Salova A.I., Serafi movich I.V., Salova M.I. Conclusion.Digital environment may contribute to the development of the metacognitive sphere among adolescents and youth.Simultaneously, advanced metacognitions can enable to diff erentiate between positive and negative aspects of digitalisation and to use digital resources eff ectively.But we note several limitations of this study, such as a small sample size, and the characteristics of the sample.e fi ndings emphasise the importance of future research on the developmental characteristics of the metacognitive sphere in adolescents in relation to the processes of digital transformation of social-cultural situation.
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7203560663