Abstract
BACKGROUND: Technological addictions involve human-machine interaction and relate in particular to internet addiction. The question is what the status of technological addictions in socially excluded communities is.
AIMS: The study aimed to identify the differences in excessive use of the internet and playing computer games among respondents from the majority population and respondents from socially excluded communities. METHODS: The empirical research had an exploratory and descriptive design, with an application potential.
A quantitative strategy using the research technique of an authentic questionnaire was selected. SAMPLE: The research group consisted of 365 respondents from the Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region of the Slovak Republic.
RESULTS: The respondents from socially excluded communities are no less at risk of technological addiction than respondents from the majority population. CONCLUSIONS: Paradoxically, social exclusion appears to be a buffer against the risk of technological addictions, yet, in addition to substance abuse and gambling, it gradually penetrates into socially excluded communities. (C) 2019, Sdruzeni SCAN.
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