Film 240 Flipbook

1. The Impact of
Social Media on
Adolescents’
Mental Health
By: Adrianna Nystedt
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2. Social media is woven into the
fabric of adolescents’ daily lives
impacting their mental health.
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3. “21st-century news
consumers use multiple
platforms to consume
news, jumping from one
technology to another.”
Today’s adolescents are
being constantly
bombarded with social
media as
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4. “Daily overuse of media and
technology has a negative effect
on the health of all children,
preteens, and teenagers by making
them more prone to anxiety,
depression, and other
psychological disorders, as well as
making them more susceptible to
future health problems.”
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5. “Heavy social media users are almost
three times more likely to be
depressed than occasional users.”
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6. “Researchers have proposed
a new phenomenon called
“Facebook depression,”
defined as depression that
develops when preteens and
teens spend a great deal of
time on social media sites,
such as Facebook, and then
begin to exhibit classic
symptoms of depression.”
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7. “Teens who are on social media for more than
two hours a day…. report poor self-rated mental health,
psychological distress, suicidal ideation or unmet need for
mental health support.”
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8. “What we see on
social media are
heavily sanitized
and filtered versions
of reality.”
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9. Many
adolescents
begin to
compare
themselves to
the filtered and
edited versions
of others on
social media
decreasing their self
esteem and putting them at
risk for developing
depression.
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10. “21% of teen social
media users report feeling
worse about their own life
because of what they see
from other friends on
social media”
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11. Social media is an OPEN platform
that allows individuals to say whatever
they want.
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12. “In worst case
scenarios, active
use can lead to
ridicule or attack,
rather than
compliments or
praise.”
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13. “One cruel
remark…can feel
devastating in
front of a big
audiences and
anxiety abounds
over pressure to
maintain gleaming
reputations.”
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14. “The effects of
cyberbullying can
be profound
including
depression,
anxiety, isolation
and in some cases
suicide.”
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15. Adolescents today are constantly attached to their
devices
concerned that they will miss something
important.
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16. “A closer
look at the
brain reward
pathways
activated by
Facebook use
were similar to those in
people who are addicted to
cocaine.”
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17. Adolescents constant
attachment to social
media is decreasing the
amount of exercise many
obtain
.. increasing their risk of developing poor mental health.
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18. “The teenage years can be a time of
increased vulnerability to depression and
anxiety, and sleeping poorly may
contribute to the risk of these
conditions.”
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19. “Teens are so
emotionally
invested in
social media
that a fifth
will wake up at
night and log
on” 10
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20. Social media is a powerful force capable of
negatively impacting today’s generation of
adolescents if not used wisely.
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21. Works Cited:
1. Blaszczak-Boxe, Agata. “Social Media use in Teens Linked to poor Sleep, Anxiety.” Live Science 11
Sept. 2015: 10 pars. 16 Oct. 2016. <http://www.livescience.com/52148-social-media-teen-sleep-
anxiety.html>.
2. Caba, Justin. “The Teenage Brain On Social Media: Facebook And Instagram ‘Likes’ Trigger
Same Reward System As Eating Chocolate.” Medical Daily 1 June. 2016: 11 pars. 14 Oct. 2016.
<http://www.medicaldaily.com/teenage-brain-social-media-facebook-instagram-likes-eating-
chocolate-388333>.
3. Kang, Cecilia. “Third of all teens who meet strangers online are meeting them in person, too.” The
Washington Post 6 Aug. 2015: 27 pars. 15 Oct. 2016.<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/
the- switch/wp/2015/08/06/why-kids-are-meeting-more-strangers-online-than-ever-before/>.

22. 4. Lenhart, Amanda. “Teens, Technology and Friendships.” Pew Research Center 6 Aug. 2015: 25
pars. 15 Oct. 2016.<http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/08/06/teens-technology-and-friendships/>.
5. O’Keeffe, Gwenn, et al. “The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families.”
Pediatrics 127.4 (April 2011): 22 pars. 16 Oct. 2016. <http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/
content/127/4/800>.
6. Payne, Elizabeth. “Teens’ Poor Mental Health Linked to Social Media Use.” The Ottawa Citizen 8
Aug. 2015: 29 pars. 14 Oct. 2016.<http://search.proquest.com.proxy.queensu.ca/docview/
1702249271?accountid=6180>.
7. Richards, Deborah, et al. “Impact of social media on the health of children and young people.”
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 51.12 (November 2015): 1152-1157. 16 Oct. 2016.
<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.proxy.queensu.ca/doi/10.1111/jpc.13023/full>.

23. 8. Rosengard, Dana, et al. “Students and Social News: How College Students Share News Through
Social Media.” Electronic News 8.2 (June 2014): 120-137. 16 Oct. 2016. < http://
enx.sagepub.com.proxy.queensu.ca/content/8/2/120>.
9. Tartari, Elda. “Benefits and Risks of Children and Adolescents using Social Media.” European
Scientific Journal 11.13 (May 2015): 321-332. 15 Oct. 2016. <http://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/
article/view/5654>.
10. Udorie, June. “Social Media is Harming the Mental Health of Teenagers. The State has to Act.”
theguardian 16 Sept. 2015: 7 pars. 16 Oct. 2016.<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/
2015/sep/16/social-media-mental-health-teenagers-government-pshe-lessons>.
11. Whitley, Robert. “Here’s Why Social Media Harms Your Teen’s Mental Health.” HuffPost 14 Sept.
2016: 17 pars. 15 Oct. 2016. <http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/robertwhitley/social-media-mental-
health_b_11893462.html>.