Adolescence et technologies numériques, recours aux écrans en temps de crise sanitaire et identificatoire.

This article studies the use of digital technology by adolescents in times of social distancing during the Covid 19 pandemic and characterises the new forms of interpersonal interaction, group identification, and support for the adolescent quest for identity that it offers. The use of technology, and more especially digital technology, among teenagers seems to have the ability to be an effective tool in the fight against anxiety-inducing situations, such as loneliness, abandonment, loss of connection to others and questioning of identity, particularly during a pandemic. Digital technology has helped to enable these distressed teenagers continue to build their identity by integrating it into their psyche. This integration is based on the teenager's own relationship with digital technology, whose main characteristics are highlighted. The specific situation of intensive use of video games has enabled teenagers to try to soothe or mentally escape from anxiety-inducing claustrophobic family situations presenting too intense interpersonal proximity. Solitary game-playing allows them to distance themselves from a real-life environmental situation, evoking a cleavage mechanism, while shared online activity used wisely can provide access to a shared group experience, supporting identity-construction possibilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]