Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je da se utvrde faktori koji imaju prediktivnu vrednost u odnosu na intenzivnu i prekomernu upotrebu interneta kod adolescenata. Ispitivani prediktori bile su različite psihološke, bihejvioralne i socio-demografske varijable. Podaci su prikupljeni krajem 2018. godine u okviru međunarodnog istraživanja EU Kids Online, na uzorku od 863 adolescenata iz Srbije (434 [50%] mladića) uzrasta od 11 do 17 godina. Utvrđeno je da je intenzivna upotreba interneta više karakteristična za devojke, za adolescente koji imaju tendencije prema antisocijalnom ponašanju, za one koji misle da imaju napredne digitalne veštine i za one čiji roditelji ne koriste restriktivne forme medijacije. S druge strane, prekomerna upotreba interneta bila je povezana sa psihološkim varijablama poput anksioznosti, impulsivnosti i percipirane diskriminacije po različitim osnovama, ali i sa odsustvom aktivne roditeljske medijacije i podrške u odnosu na upotrebu digitalnih tehnologija.The aim of this study was to determine the factors which have a predictive value when it comes to the intensive and excessive use of the Internet among adolescents. Predictors tested included different psychological, behavioural, and socio-demographic variables. The data were collected at the end of 2018 within the framework of the international survey EU Kids Online, on a sample of 863 adolescents from Serbia (434 [50%] males) aged 11 to 17 years. It was shown that the intensive use of the Internet was more characteristic among girls, adolescents with a tendency towards antisocial behaviours, those who think to have advanced digital skills and those whose parents did not apply restrictive forms of mediation. On the other hand, the excessive use of the Internet was related to certain psychological variables, like anxiety, impulsivity, and perceived discrimination on various grounds, but also to the absence of active parental mediation and support in the use of digital technologies
