Reviewing the Impact of Social Media on the Mental Health of Adolescents and Young Adults

Abstract

Adolescents now cannot imagine their lives without social media. Practitioners want to be able to assess risk, and social media may be a new factor to take into account. The impression of the link between social networks and intellectual health holds a strong emphasis on adolescent and professional perspectives, although there is little research that underlies these beliefs. Sexting, privacy concerns, cyberbullying, and negative impacts on education and mental health are dangers connected with social media use in this population. However, ethical social media use can increase opportunities for connection and communication, boosting one's self-esteem, promoting one's health, and getting access to crucial medical information. Despite rising evidence of the harmful impacts of social media on adolescent mental health, there is still a paucity of empirical research on how teenagers understand social media, notably as a body of wisdom, or how they can use the larger modern media discourses to voice an opinion. The youth use smartphones and other media in high numbers, which leads to chronic sleep deprivation, having a detrimental impact on cognitive ability, school performance, and socio-emotional functioning. Smartphone and social media use among teenagers are associated with an increase in mental distress, self-harming behaviours, and suicidality, according to evidence from numerous cross-sectional, longitudinal, and empirical studies. Clinicians can collaborate with young people and their families to mitigate the potential risks associated with social media and smartphone use by employing open, nonjudgmental, and developmentally appropriate strategies, such as education and practical problem-solving.

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“… 11 , 15 , 17 Numerous factors have been recognized as being connected with the development of acute stress disorders among adolescents who view violent news footage on social media. 19 , 20 , 22 These factors can comprise personal characteristics, social aspects, and the nature of the content itself. Personal characteristics factors include first, Age usually younger adolescents are more vulnerable to the harmful effects of exposure to traumatic content as a result of their developing brains and emotional skills.…”

“…Another factor that may contribute to developing ASD is social support, an absence of social support, such as a robust family or peer network, can raise the risk of developing ASD symptoms. 20 , 22 , 24 Furthermore, a major factor is the viewed content itself. The more severe the event shown in the news footage, the more likely an adolescent is to develop ASD symptoms.…”

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