Flannery.Social Media Effects by

Pack-Jordan 46

gillianmflannery — 2025-09-25 17:16:36 UTC

“Social media use can also decrease real-life social skills. When teens are constantly interacting online, they forget how to focus on real-life interactions and may not develop essential social skills such as empathy.”

Carroll 42

gillianmflannery — 2025-09-25 17:17:26 UTC

“On social media, people put their lives on display—but usually only the best parts. When social networkers compare themselves to their friends on social media, they are likely to feel self-conscious or unhappy. For young people, who are still building their confidence, these comparisons can hurt. College student Isla Whately recalls her experience of being a depressed teen: “Social media made me feel worse, as I would constantly compare myself to other people.… I'd go on social media, see all my friends doing things and hate myself for not being able to do them, or feel bad that I wasn't as good a person as them.”

Twenge 70

gillianmflannery — 2025-09-25 17:18:08 UTC

“They said, ‘Nobody likes you, go kill yourself,’ ” 15-year-old Sierra from Virginia said in American Girls about the girls who cyberbullied her. She received one Instagram comment that read, “You have no ass girl, stop trying to take pictures like you have one, it’s not cute, you look like a ho. You look stupid . . . that outfit makes you look like a cheap prostitute that stands on the corner.” The constant bullying sent Sierra into a tailspin. “I started eating ice cream all the time to not let it all get to me, but I don’t want to get fat. So I just solved it by cutting,” she said, referring to self-injury (which involves purposefully cutting yourself with a knife or razor blade, usually on the legs and arms). Eventually, she tried to kill herself, first by swallowing as many pills as she could find and later by jumping in front of an oncoming car.”

Twenege 61

gillianmflannery — 2025-09-25 17:18:33 UTC

“Many people have argued that teens’ communicating with their friends electronically is no big deal—they’re connecting with their friends, so who cares how they do it? In this view, electronic communication is just as good as in-person communication. If so, it would be just as good for mental health and happiness: teens who communicate via social media and text should be just as happy, be just as likely to dodge loneliness, and be just as likely to avoid depression as teens who see their friends in person or engage in other activities that don’t involve screens.”

Haidt 77

gillianmflannery — 2025-09-25 17:19:01 UTC

“Sandseter and Kennair analyzed the kinds of risks that children seek out when adults give them some freedom, and they found six: heights (such as climbing trees or playground structures), high speed (such as swinging, or going down fast slides), dangerous tools (such as hammers and drills), dangerous elements (such as experimenting with fire), rough- and-tumble play (such as wrestling), and disappearing (hiding, wander-ing away, potentially getting lost or separated). These are the major typesof thrills that children need.”

Haidt 81

gillianmflannery — 2025-09-25 17:19:45 UTC

“For physical development they need physical play and physical risk-taking. Virtual battles in a video game confer little or no physical benefit. For social development they need to learn the art of friendship, which is embodied; friends do things together, and as children they touch, hug, and wrestle. Mistakes are low cost, and can be rectified in real time.”

Pack-Jordan 47

gillianmflannery — 2025-09-25 17:21:28 UTC

“Social media is also a breeding ground for cyberbullying, and since many teens are on their phones all day and all evening, they can't escape the bullying even when they're away from the bullies. The inability to tune out of social and school life can have damaging consequences for teens’ mental health.”

Carroll 40

gillianmflannery — 2025-09-25 17:22:43 UTC

“Modern cell phones allow immediate, round-the-clock access to social media. Consequently, young adults are becoming hooked on the instant gratification it provides. Benjamin Gordon, a computer science student, explains: “A typical day for me starts out with me turning off the alarm on my smartphone and immediately taking the opportunity to check all my texts, instant messages, emails, status updates.… Every like, every personal message, every post on my feed is a dopamine rush.” This “rush” is the effect of chemicals that act on the brain, triggering it to feel good when people receive positive feedback, such as someone retweeting their post.”

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gillianmflannery — 2025-09-25 17:24:46 UTC

Pack-Jordan expresses how social media is a breeding ground for cyberbullying. Theres not filter on things people can say about one another leaving them with false ideas about themselves.

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gillianmflannery — 2025-09-25 17:27:01 UTC

Carroll says how with social media, everything you do get put on display for others to look at, judge, and criticize. Kids have so much freedom, putting themselves in dangerous situations.

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gillianmflannery — 2025-09-25 17:27:09 UTC

Pack-Jordan states how social media is decreasing social skills, interactions, and overall health due to teens spending so much time online. A decline in physical movement is also linked to the amount of time spent on phones playing games rather than moving their bodies.

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gillianmflannery — 2025-09-25 17:28:43 UTC

Twenege argues that electronic communication is not a goof thing for teens to get into. Its not good for children's mental health and it can become addictive. Teens love the dopamine rush a tiny screen gives off and cant let go of that feeling.