Research has shown that individuals may experience a decrease in their self-worth when comparing their lives to the seemingly perfect lives of others portrayed on social media. This can lead to feelings of depression and anxiety as individuals strive to measure up to these unattainable standards. ...
Additionally, Harvard magazine found a correlation between depression and social media use in adults. The research suggests depression symptoms are more common in adults who compare their lives to those lavishly portrayed on social media. In addition, the negative news and misinformation often pus...
People should also be educated to stop idolizing false images portrayed on social media, and instead appreciate the richness of their own lives and feel grateful for their blessings. In conclusion, social media can have an adverse effect on people’s mental health if used in an irresponsible ...
Sadly, many users have developed serious mental issues, by trying to emulate the oft unattainable standards of perfection as portrayed on social media. Edited selfies, and the act of buying followers are some of the things commonly done by social media users to achieve validation. Negativity Onli...
Highly romanticized versions of motherhood portrayed on social media tend to stimulate social comparisons among women potentially impacting their well-being. This scoping review seeks to examine the literature that identifies the impact of social comparison via social media on maternal mental health, ...
then that can negatively impact your mental health. So often a discussion of social media and mental health boils down to the message that you should not compare your life to the lives portrayed by the people you follow on Instagram. But what happens when you start comparing simply your own...
The Impact on Mental Health The glamorization of mental health struggles can have a profound negative impact on individuals. It can contribute to: Increased self-harm:When mental health is portrayed as desirable, individuals may engage in self-harm as a way to fit in or seek attention. ...
of the condition. These depictions typically present dementia as a simple case of memory loss or confusion and reduce its complex behavioral patterns to mere forgetfulness. Patients are frequently portrayed as absent-minded elderly individuals who become the subject of light-heartedhumor...
The information below is an evolving list of data sets (primarily from electronic/social media) that have been used to model mental-health phenomena. The raw data (with additional columns) can be found indata_sources.xlsx. If you are an author of any of these papers and feel that anything...
Students who received their primary mental health education from television and film were more likely to believe they were seeing realistic portrayals of mental illness and view portrayed stereotypes of mental illness as acceptable. Implications regarding students' stigmatizing attitudes and students' ...