The negative effects of social media on the social identity of adolescents from the perspective of social work

Abstract

The aim of this study was to understand the social identity levels of adolescents and to analyze the negative effects of social media on their social identity from the perspective of social work. The researcher used a descriptive-analytical technique in this study. The study's sample consisted of 200 adolescents (male and female) in the secondary stage at age group (15–18 years). The researcher designed a questionnaire based on the four main levels of James Marcia's theory of social identity. The results showed a variety of negative effects of social media on the social identity of adolescents in terms of "achievement - postponement - closure - dispersion", this requires taking serious measures from the family, the school, and other institutions to care for the family and the child to strengthen how to face these risks to protect the identity of adolescents from violating their privacy and negatively affecting their intellectual principles.

Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on increasing the risks of children's addiction to electronic games from a social work perspective

“…Children are among the most affected social strata. They found themselves forced to stay home, away from their schools and classmates, and receive their education via the Internet ( Daniel, 2020 ; Guan et al, 2020 , Elsayed, 2021a , b , c , d ). The pandemic restricted many of the recreational activities they used to, so the screens of tablets, smartphones, computers, and game consoles, such as the "PlayStation" and others, were their only refuge for recreation while they were staying at home.…”

“…Addiction to electronic games destroys the child's social development by exposing him to the risk of introversion and social isolation, as the child loses social skills in dealing with others, is unable to speak, express and tact in speaking and becomes shy, in addition to, his suffering from social aggression that results from accompanying bad friends. Also, these games reduce the interaction between the child and his family, cause separation from reality and live in imagination, and negative cultivate values and concepts far from the traditions of community and religion values ( Zamani et al, 2010 ; Griffiths, 1997 ; Elsayed, 2021a , b , c , d ; Young and De Abreu, 2017 ).…”

“…Addiction to electronic games destroys the psychological development of the child by exposing him to feelings of fear, tension, distress and insomnia due to the terrifying and negative contents of some electronic games, as well as the child's exposure to withdrawal anxiety disorders such as excessive anxiety, depression and severe sadness, in addition to developing the desire for violence and cruelty in the child ( Wan & Chiou, 2006 ; Elsayed, 2021a , b , c , d ; Lissak, 2018 ). Specialists in the field of childhood indicated that among the most prominent psychological and emotional damages facing children who overuse electronic games such as depression, sleep disorders, violence and aggression, disease phobia, neglect of communication, schizophrenia, drug and alcohol abuse and suicide (many cases were suicides due to the blue whale game as an example) ( Whang et al, 2003 , Beard and Wolf, 2001 ).…”

“…Health professionals also emphasized that among the most important physical damages that occur to the child, such as lower back, backbones pain, neck pain, muscle sluggishness, poor vision, weak bladder muscles, loss of appetite, weight loss and chronic constipation ( McLeod, et.al.,2017 ; Elsayed, 2021a , b , c , d ; Barbero et al, 2018 ; Das et al, 2017 ).…”

Development of safety monitor from destructive influences of web–sites and social networks of internet

“…The problem of text analysis on Web sites has been considered by many Russian and foreign authors, including I.Ye. Voronina, V. A. Goncharov (in the work "Analysis of the emotional coloring of messages in social networks (on the example of the network" V_Kontakte ") [5], VB Barakhnin, RI Mukhamedyev (in the work" Methods to identify the destructive information ") [6] and many others [7][8][9][10].…”