Project 3: Argument Map by yyuan

Depression

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Soeiro (2019) mentions that the rise in depression is enough evidence that social media users are not emotionally stable and feel more socially isolated.By immersing themselves in the online space, young people also tend to lose touch with reality because most social media users often live fake life. In the end, most of them became discontented with their lives and are likely to feel sad and inferior.

Feel worse about oneself

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Social media also closes the distance between people with social status differences and may not meet or have an intersection without social media. It’s easy to feel unfair and envy when we see others born in a superior condition. In general speaking, social media makes you feel worse about yourself. The purpose of social media was for people to share their special lives and communicate with their close people online, however, as people start to only post pictures and posts that only reflects enjoyable or fancy part of their lives, it seems every people in the social media are happy and living a good life.

Disconnection from the reality

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Social media negatively affects users’ well-being, because it distances people from reality, leading to loneliness. A growing number of people spend a pyramid of time connecting with friends online through social media platforms such as Facebook. In this case, a significant implication includes social media users connecting less with those around them. The users fail to benefit from social interaction because social media offers a superficial feeling, with many lacking the social connection.

Reducing the time to use social media

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Before taking advantage of social media networks, we need to focus on negative impacts as well. It is essential to reduce our usage of social media when we feel lonely and depressed. The author suggests that we use social media 30 minutes a day to have a healthy psychology.

Undermine self-esteem

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Social media has a negative impact on people’s self-esteem, especially youths, who feel inadequate after being online for a long time. The negative impact of social media is the results from comparing our lives with those of others online. Social media has provided an avenue where individuals can portray a fake life and trick others into believing that they are living their best life.

Example

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A 2012 survey, billed as “Sweden’s largest Facebook study,” found an inverse correlation between Facebook use and self-confidence among female users, and suggested that Facebook use is associated with reduced happiness for women.

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Key Term

FOMO

The abbreviation of feeling of missing out.

Self-esteem

Self-esteem is an emotional experience of self-respect and self-love based on self-evaluation.

Self-comparison

Self-comparison refers to comparing with others, especially with people around you, seeking a sense of identity, superiority and so on.

Depression

Depression is a typical case of depressive disorder, which is mainly manifested as depression, decreased interest and pessimism.

Social media addiction

Social media addiction means that the use of social networks leads to addiction and affects users' mental health and quality of life.

Background information

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Have you ever been upset about your profile on social media, and used Photoshops to edit the profile several times to make it perfect? Or have you ever felt shame about your body when seeing the ideal body image of models or celebrities on social media? Social media is a very powerful agent of socialization, especially as it relates to teaching values, beliefs, behaviors, and societal norms to people. Social media’s impact on mental health has been the subject of considerable debate. The online virtual world brings us a lot of conveniences and also brings a lot of harm. Some one believe that using social media could lead to positive outcomes, helping the isolated users feel loved and appreciated. Through social media platforms, people can interact, share knowledge and ideas and build personal and professional relationships. While it can be a major distraction, it also provides us with a valuable tool for staying connected and informed.

Others believe that social media can be hurtful for people because of the unrealistic beauty standards. A lot of social media is fake with influencers using filters and other things to make themselves look "perfect". People may not realize the filters and editing that influencers and celebrities use and can make them think they are not near as perfect as these people altering their looks for a social media post. Cyberbullying is very common on social media too. People can easily access people through social media and may bully them perhaps through an anonymous account. Fear of missing out (FOMO) is common, which has even happened to me before. You can see a post by someone and their hanging with a bunch of people and It can leave the viewer feeling bad maybe wondering why they weren't invited.

According to Loren Soeiro’s article, social media is bad for our mental health. Social media can increase our loneliness, undermine our self-esteem, and lead to depression. In general speaking, social media makes you feel worse about yourself.

Research Question:

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How social media is bad for our mental health?

How it affects our mental health

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What can we do?

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Example

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Survey studies have suggested that Facebook use leaves over 60 percent of users feeling inadequate.

Social media is bad for mental health, because it can lead to loneliness, low self-esteem as well as depression.

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Why this is a problem

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Social media has become an indispensable part of our life. Our usage of social media exceeds 2 hours a day on average. A majority of people heavily rely on social media and are addictive to it.

Plan For Future Research

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Subquestions

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1. The social media is filled with misinformation. How the overwhelming misinformation will have an impact on our mental health?

2. social media enhances a standard body beauty which has a negative impact on females’ physical and mental health. Eating disorder is one example, and how this can be reduced from the perspective of social media.

3. People often put things on social media that will portray them in a way that they want others to view them. They would change or modify who they are in certain ways to fit in with how others may view them. How this will affect their self-esteem?

Resources

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Cook, L. (2015, January 28). U.S. Education: Still Separate and Unequal. US News & World Report; U.S. News & World Report. https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2015/01/28/us-education-still-separate-and-unequal

Edmundson, M. (2011, August 22). Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here? Oxford American. https://oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-74-fall-2011/who-are-you-and-what-are-you-doing-here

Ginsberg, B. (2011, August 28). Administrators Ate My Tuition. Washington Monthly. https://washingtonmonthly.com/2011/08/28/administrators-ate-my-tuition/