On one hand, it fosters connectivity, enabling teens to build global friendships and stay informed. However, excessive use can lead to isolation, as face-to-face interactions diminish. Additionally, social media exposes youth to cyberbullying and unrealistic standards of beauty, impacting their self-...
The data was collected from 1,204 Chinese youth through an online survey. The results showed that: (1) the intensity of social media use had a positive predictive effect on employment anxiety; (2) upward social comparison and online social support individually separately medi...
Body image issues are another negative effect found in teens and social media use. Teenagers regularly exposed to manipulated photos can develop a negative self-image about their bodies, leading to — among other things — unhealthy eating habits and disorders like anorexia or bulimia. The American...
according to theMayo Clinic.Others suggest that social media can have a positive impact on the lives of teens. Ultimately, the experience teens have with social media often comes down to how they use it.
Social media is one of the leading causes of mental health crises among the youth. Such platforms often create an unhealthy and traumatizing environment for young minds. They foster social comparison and open ways for cyberbullying and harassment. As a result, young people tend to curate their ...
Although there is a voluminous literature on mass media effects on body image concerns of young adult women in the U.S., there has been relatively little theoretically-driven research on processes and effects of social media on young women’s body image and self-perceptions. Yet given the heav...
1. Social media is exposing bad parenting strategies We’re living in an era with some of theworst parenting strategies of all time. I genuinely believe that in a hundred years, people will look back at this time and wonder what we were thinking when it comes to how we’re raising our...
We consider ASME behaviours of viewing and commenting on friends’ social media. ASME requires content engagement and may have a greater impact on psychology than passive social media consumption. Among young adult women, ASME has a small, significant positive correlation with drive for thinness (...
Assessing the Positive Side of Social Media vis-à-vis learning among Students of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria This experiment was designed to measure the effect of positive comments through Facebook on happiness. Prior research has shown that positive actions in pe... A Abubakar,S Mohammed ...
Evaluation of the National Youth Anti-Drug Campaign: Fourth Semi-Annual Report of Findings. Executive Summary. The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign was intended to reduce and prevent drug use among youth by addressing them directly, as well as indirectly by e... R Hornik,D Maklan,D ...