1st period - Does Social Media Cause Depression? by Caroline Miller by Jessica Rewitz https://padlet.com/rewitzj12/qnmm98dzlffgj25a Read through the REASONS at the top of each column. Add direct quotes from Miller's article that are used as EVIDENCE to support any of the reasons given that social media could be causing depression. Include the author's last name and page number after each quote. (Miller 1). en-us 2021-04-13 18:30:15 UTC 2025-10-26 14:31:01 UTC hello@padlet.com Caroline Miller (Page 1) gore2553 https://padlet.com/rewitzj12/qnmm98dzlffgj25a/wish/1416930124 "Smartphones were introduced in 2007, and by 2015 fully 92 percent of teens and young adults owned a smartphone. The rise in depressive symptoms correlates with smartphone adoption during that period,"]]> 2021-04-14 15:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rewitzj12/qnmm98dzlffgj25a/wish/1416930124 ashlee https://padlet.com/rewitzj12/qnmm98dzlffgj25a/wish/1416930968  teenage girls, when they compare themselves negatively with artfully curated images   of those who appear to  of those who appear to be prettier, thinner, more popular and richer. (Miller 2).


]]> 2021-04-14 15:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rewitzj12/qnmm98dzlffgj25a/wish/1416930968 Rian https://padlet.com/rewitzj12/qnmm98dzlffgj25a/wish/1416934518 “Many girls are bombarded with their friends posting the most perfect pictures of themselves, or they’re following celebrities and influencers who do a lot of Photoshopping and have makeup and hair teams,” explains Dr. Hamlet. “If that’s their model for what is normal, it can be very hard on their self-confidence.” (Miller 3)]]> 2021-04-14 15:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rewitzj12/qnmm98dzlffgj25a/wish/1416934518 "If you’re spending a lot of time on your phone, you have less time for activities that can build confidence, a sense of achievement and connectedness" (Miller 3). https://padlet.com/rewitzj12/qnmm98dzlffgj25a/wish/1416935160 2021-04-14 15:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rewitzj12/qnmm98dzlffgj25a/wish/1416935160 Morgan https://padlet.com/rewitzj12/qnmm98dzlffgj25a/wish/1416936944 "You have the intention to check Facebook or Instagram for 5 minutes, and the next thing you know 50 minutes are gone. You’re an hour behind in sleep, and more tired the next day. You find it harder to focus." (Miller 4)]]> 2021-04-14 15:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rewitzj12/qnmm98dzlffgj25a/wish/1416936944 Caroline Miller(Page 2) gore2553 https://padlet.com/rewitzj12/qnmm98dzlffgj25a/wish/1416942849 "We’re prioritizing social interactions that aren’t as emotionally rewarding and can actually make us feel more isolated."



]]> 2021-04-14 15:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rewitzj12/qnmm98dzlffgj25a/wish/1416942849 Rian https://padlet.com/rewitzj12/qnmm98dzlffgj25a/wish/1416949341 "Research shows that 60 percent of adolescents are looking at their phones in the last hour before sleep, and that they get on average an hour less sleep than their peers who don’t use their phones before bed. " (Miller 4)]]> 2021-04-14 15:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rewitzj12/qnmm98dzlffgj25a/wish/1416949341 ashlee https://padlet.com/rewitzj12/qnmm98dzlffgj25a/wish/1416956370  “You have the intention to check Facebook or Instagram for 5 minutes, and the next thing you know 50 minutes are gone. You’re an hour behind in sleep, and more tired the next day. You find it harder to focus. You’re off your game, and it spirals from there.”


]]> 2021-04-14 15:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rewitzj12/qnmm98dzlffgj25a/wish/1416956370 "In several recent studies, teenage and young adult users who spend the most time on Instagram, Facebook and other platforms were shown to have a substantially (from 13 to 66 percent) higher rate of reported depression than those who spent the least time" (Miller 1). rewitzj12 https://padlet.com/rewitzj12/qnmm98dzlffgj25a/wish/1417001878 2021-04-14 15:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rewitzj12/qnmm98dzlffgj25a/wish/1417001878