Presentation on Effects of Media on our Psyche

1. Effects of media on our
psyche
Amna Mohsin Ali M.Zeeshan Anwar
22-NTU-BA-1718 22-NTU-BA-1729 22-NTU-BA-1742

2. Table of Contents
• Social Media ?
• Facts about Social Media
• Mental health or psyche ?
• Positive impact of social media on our
psyche
• Possible risks of social media on our
psyche
• What can I do if social media is making me
feel worried or sad ?

3. Social Media:
• Forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which
users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content.

4. Facts about Social
Media:
75% of 12–15-year-olds
have a profile on a
social media or
messaging site
32% of 12–15-year-olds
say Snapchat is their
main profile
Over half of 9- to 16-
year-olds say that they
use a smart phone daily
1 in 10 12–15-year-olds
who go online have
‘gone live’ (broadcasted
a video of themselves)
on a social network

5. Mental health or
psyche :
Mental health includes our emotional,
psychological, and social well-being. It affects
how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine
how we handle stress, relate to others, and make
healthy choices

6. Positive
impact of
social media
on mental
health:
Being able to connect with friends and family (especially with
those who live far away) such as by sharing pictures and
videos
Making new friends, particularly with people who share our
interests
Having greater involvement in our local community (e.g.
charitable work or political activism) Developing and sharing
our creativity through online videos, blogs and podcasts
Developing our own sense of identity
Collaborating on projects through online communities (e.g. a
homework Whatsappgroup)
Being able to access health information online and finding
supportive networks of people with similar conditions

7. Possible risks of social
media on mental health
Sharing too much
Sending of images or inappropriate
information online
Cyberbullying
The impact of excessive time spent
online

8. Sharing too much:
Research has shown that social media users are
more likely to share personal information or
display more intense behaviour than they would do
offline, including anti-social behaviour such as
rude language and harsh criticisms. 45% of 12-15s
who go online say that in the past 12 months they
have seen ‘something hateful on the internet
directed at a particular group of people, based on,
for instance, their gender, religion, disability,
sexuality or gender identity

9. Sending of images
or inappropriate
information online
2% of 12–15-year-
olds reported ‘feeling
under pressure to
send photos or other
information about
themselves to
someone
5% of 12–15-year-
olds reported
having ‘sent a
photo or video of
yourself to a friend
that you now
regret sending
4% of 12–15-year-olds
reported having ‘sent
personal information
such as your full name,
address or phone
number to a person
you’ve only had
contact with online
5% of 12–15-year-
olds reported
having ‘sent a
photo or video of
yourself to a
person that you’ve
only had contact
with online’

10. Cyberbullying
• ending or posting abusive or threatening messages
• Creating and sharing embarrassing photos or videos
• Sharing secrets about someone online without their
consent
• Creating a website with mocking or critical content about
someone
• Hijacking online identities or creating a fake profiles
• Sending explicit messages
• Cyberstalking: continuously harassing another person
(including threats of physical harm) Cyberbullying, like
offline bullying, can have a negative impact on our
confidence and/or self-esteem

11. The impact of
excessive time spent
online
• Depression
• Poor sleep quality
• Other social and emotional problems ,
e.g. anxieties and the need for ‘likes’;
25% of 16-24-year-olds said that they
feel nervous and/or anxious when they
are offline (a phenomenon sometimes
described as FOMO or ‘fear of missing
out’)
• Sense of belonging and loneliness at
school
• Bullying
• Life satisfaction

12. What can I do if
social media is
making me feel
worried or sad?
Most importantly...
Stay safe
and
Talk to someone you trust!

13. Any question?

14. Thanks