Social Media and Mental Health by Christine Le

Investigating the role of social media on mental health

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Works Cited

Hassan, Ebrahimpour S., and Farin Tatari. "Investigating the Role of Social Media on Mental Health." Mental Health and Social Inclusion, vol. 25, no. 1, 2021, pp. 41-51. ProQuest, https://login.proxy.libraries.rutgers.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fscholarly-journals%2Finvestigating-role-social-media-on-mental-health%2Fdocview%2F2533166242%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D13626, doi:https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-06-2020-0039.

Why is society so heavily impacted by social media?

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How does social media negatively affect society?

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How does social media positively affect society?

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Quality of everyday tasks and life satisfaction

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Great source for networking and advertising

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How does social media affect ones' mental health?

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Self-Expression

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Mental Disorders

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Cyberbullying

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Reduction of social interactions

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Emotional Support

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Entertainment

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Maintaining relationships with friends and family

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Many influencers use their platform on social media to advertise and network. Influencers will partner with certain brands to promote products and make connections. Social media is a great way to promote brands, products, etc since majority of the population uses social media. As it states in the article, "Social networks are databases that provide users with the opportunity to share their interests, thoughts and activities with others. In other words, a social network is a set of web-based services that allow individuals to create public or private descriptions for themselves, communicating with other members of the network, sharing their resources with them and using this platform to find new connections." Many companies will message big influencers or celebrities to partner with them and advertise their products to promote their brand.

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People heavily rely on social media so much to the point where it affects their everyday life and overall life satisfaction. In the article it even says, "Many people can't imagine the world without access to the internet or social media." Teens generally tend to check their phones regularly, especially at night. This affects our sleep schedule, causing our mood to decrease and reduced life satisfaction. "Young people tend to check their devices regularly, even at night, therefore, this can reduce sleep quality, low mood, anxiety, feelings of inadequacy and reduced life satisfaction," proving that by relying on social media too much will affect your overall everyday task and life satisfaction.

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Many people like to use social media as a way to express themselves. Individuals express themselves on social media by posting and creating content that connects them with others that have the same interest. "People can also share their favorite topics and create content through social media. Getting likes or followers can create an identity list that helps shape young people's identities," through social media, people can create an identity for themselves that help them express who they are.

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Social media tends to reduce social interactions. Being glued to your phone all the time typically distances you from the real world and prevents you from interacting with others face to face. In the article, it discusses how the use of social media has a link to loneliness. "Loneliness correlates with worse mental health outcomes, including depression, dementia and suicide." Therefore, loneliness eventually leads to bigger mental health issues, causing individuals to isolate and avoid interactions with others.

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Social media is a huge factor to mental disorders. Some of the main mental disorders that social media causes are depression, anxiety, body dysmorphia, and eating disorders. These disorders can lead to things like suicide and self harm. "Long-term use of social media poses a mental health threat to youth and can produce detrimental outcomes such as depression, anxiety, loneliness, and substance abuse," saying how using social media can heavily affect your mental health. These disorders can mess with your everyday life, like affect your mood, sleep, and overall life satisfaction. As for body dysmorphia and eating disorders, social media displays these impossible standards online. Individuals look online at these models with amazing bodies, and through that an eating disorder develops. People try to match up to the impossible standards set online by starving themselves and harming their bodies. "Seeking elective interventions by young people to improve their appearance in social media can have long term mental. or physical health consequences." This shows how young people try so hard to match up to these standards, but by doing that they're harming themself mentally and physically.

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Cyberbullying is also a huge part of social media. Many individuals get made fun of and harassed online, this also leads to certain mental disorders like depression, eating disorders and anxiety. Cyberbullying has caused many suicides, people get bullied over what they post, how they look, or even just in general. Cyberbullying is actually a bigger problem than we all think, in the article it states, "Cyberbullying is a growing problem with 7 in 10 young people saying they have experienced it," clearly proving that this is a huge issue. "Long-term use of social media by young people can make them susceptible to cyberbullying and other forms of online harassment." Proving that social media can have a huge impact one an individual negatively.

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Social media is a huge source of entertainment for all ages. Many of us rely on social media to entertain us when we're bored. We watch funny videos, post, text, call, scroll through for hours. "Youth pervasively use social media for a variety of reasons including identity formation, entertainment, social enhancement and maintaining interpersonal connections." We learn a lot through social media since everything is displayed online. "The media are the greatest educators in our world," showing how much we can learn through social media. It's a great source when you need a laugh, want to learn something, or even when you're just bored.

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Many teens use social media as a method for emotional support. "Approximately seven out of 10 teens use social media to control their emotions during difficult and challenging times." People use social media as a way to "escape reality" a lot, to cheer them up or make them forget about all the issues going on in their life. "Young people can feel vulnerable discussing sensitive issues in face-to-face encounters and digital communication allows for greater honesty and openness." This quote shows how the use of social media can allow individuals to open up more and discuss their situations in a more comfortable setting.

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Social media is also a great way to communicate with friends and family. There may be friends or family that you can't see often, social media allows you to keep in touch with them and maintain a good relationship. Being able to keep in touch with friends and family is very important for your mental health and happiness. "The proper use of social media can reduce the risk of developing depression," proving that if you use social media right, it can reduce mental disorders like depression. "Users can facilitate relationships with others through Facebook and strengthen them in an adaptive way." This shows how the use of Facebook, which is a social media platform, can help build and strengthen relationships.