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For young people, social media has many pros and cons that can be difficult to balance, according to a new report from Common Sense Media and Hopelab. How teens view social media’s impact on ...
Social validation and peer pressure: Social media platforms provide a space where popularity and acceptance are quantifiable through metrics like likes, comments and followers. This creates an ...
On the other hand, as shown in study after study cited by the report, social media has the clear potential to hurt the health of teenagers, and in situations where a teenager is already ...
The study concluded by saying that due to young people's excessive use of social media, they have high levels of anxiety, stress, fear of missing out, and hyperactivity. The more time they spend on social media, the higher the levels. Furthermore, due to time on social media, teenagers tend to feel more lonely and sad.
However, there seem to be many pros and cons to social media sites. Social media sites such as Facebook, allow you to post statuses, pictures and videos of yourself. Facebook and Instagram seem to be more of a “competition” social media website, such as how many “likes” or comments you can get on a photo.
A pamphlet designed by a youth group in the Teens Leading Change initiative is seen at the Palms-Rancho Park Branch Library. The youths spent the last few months discussing social media and mental ...
Experts from many different fields have conducted research and held debates about how using social media affects mental health.Research suggests that mental health issues arising from social media use affect women more than men and vary according to the particular social media platform used, although it does affect every age and gender demographic in different ways.
Psychologist group issues guidelines. The American Psychological Association released a set of 10 recommendations for adolescents’ use of social media Tuesday, including training them in media ...