Majority of Pakistan's population is comprised of youth who are increasingly using social media networks like Facebook. Though Facebook provides a platform for social interaction, there are also considerable problems associated with excessive Facebook usage that can result into addiction. Measurement of...
Pakistani Youth and Social Media Addiction: the Validation of Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS) International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction(IF3.2)Pub Date : 2020-08-17, DOI:10.1007/s11469-020-00391-0 Qaisar Khalid Mahmood , Sara Rizvi Jafree , Malik Muhammad Sohail ...
social media has been a subject of concern related to mental health, screen addiction, and the alienation it can bring. This is despite the fact that humankind has never been more connected online.
The greatest risk involved in the excessive use of Social Media by young people is to create addiction or dependency.
and deadly stunts like taking selfies in the most unlikely of places have claimed many casualties. If you look at it like that, social media is indeed responsible for the death of these people but it is actually the misuse and abuse of social networks that led to this addiction and deaths...
“At Revolutionnaire, we use digital advocacy and social media to empower youth to make a positive impact. We also recognized that social media is being used in a way that is harmful and detrimental to the mental health of young people.” Faith hopes that Harry’s work will convince ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry said today's youth is in the midst of an “epidemic” of anxiety, depression and social isolation due to negative experiences online, as he brought his campaign to help children and their parents navigate cyberspace to this
penalties; they emphasize the need for these companies to actively protect young users. The suits call for clear guidelines and tools that safeguard children’s and teenagers’ data while also addressing concerns over mental...
Social science and media depictions of youth living on our city streets typically focus on their "risk behaviours," especially illicit drug use and unprotected sex, the social environmental challenges they face, in particular higher likelihood of sexual and physical assault and homicide (Tyler, Hoyt...
“These platforms are designed to create addiction,” Harry, 40, said in remarks Tuesday in New York City. “Young people are kept there by mindless, endless, numbing scrolling—being force-fed content that no child should ever be exposed to. This is not free will.” ...