Negative Effects Of Social Media On Adolescents

The article Generation Z: Online and At Risk? by Nicholas Kardaras discusses how social media is affecting societies’ youth and essentially destroying their social and mental development. The article begins with a tragic story of a thirteen year old girl who becomes infuriated with rage when her parents take away her access to social media and must be sadly taken to a psychiatric emergency room for the second time. This story leads into the discussion of social media addiction as a concerning health issue for teens and developing youth. The article provides many valid sources and studies to show how the over use of social media is correlated with depression, drug and alcohol use, loss of sleep, academic failure, and a rollercoaster of emotional

The use of social media and the role it plays in the life of an adolescent: specifically an increase of depressive symptoms, anxiety, disruptive sleep patterns, and at times conflict filled family relationships are dynamics that are still actively researched. Parenting teenagers in the digital age does not come with a how-to manual and there are no easy answers. However, there are trends and longitudinal studies that support the following hypothesis’: 1) The adolescent’s brain is undeveloped and influenced by the depth of it’s social network. Isolation, particularly in females can cause an increase in the ideation of suicidal thoughts, further, mental illness and sociability share a commonality. 2) Professionals such as pediatricians or trusted professionals should be a resource to help parents navigate the use of social media and their adolescent. There are pros and cons to the use of social media and striking the correct balance is not a simple task. 3) Social media use specifically at night, interferes with sleep patterns, quality of sleep, will to exercise and an increase in anxiety and depression. This impacts a person across a spectrum, from grades to interactions with family members.

Melissa Healy, a reporter of the Los Angeles Times, in the article Teenage Social Media Butterflies May Not Be Such A Bad Idea, claims that kids who spend lots of time on social media are not the least well-adjusted, but psychologically healthiest. Healy supports her argument by demonstrating how social media is beneficial to a teen’s health. According to a three-year Digital Youth Project, when teengars use social media, it helps them develop important social skills such as communication, grappling with social norms, and developing technical skills. Psychology professor Kaveri Subrahmanyam describes that teens behave the same between offline relationships and online ones, so most teens will use the internet safely. The author’s purpose is

Katie Hafner's Article “Texting May Be Taking a Toll” confronts the growing issue of texting and how it is damaging to the health, development, and mindset of teens growing into adults. The first problem she talks about is to prove that scientist say texting is bad for sleep deprivation and the development of teens. Hafner acknowledges that texting “might be causing a shift in the way adolescents develop” (1), while she also is describing how texting is bad for sleep deprivation in teens. She was saying it is “going to cause sleep issues in an age group that’s already plagued with sleep issues” (1).

Sleep deprivation and sleep disorders among college students is an area of concern among researchers, because of the relationship between quality sleep and quality of academic performance. The factors that have been shown to affect sleep quality or sleep patterns include staying up late, using social networking, and partying. This research uses a simple, unique survey instrument. A total of fifty college students participated in the study. Results substantiate the hypothesis that social media use is heavy among college students, and that the use of social media will be correlated with less sleep and less effective study habits. Future research may discover ways of helping students develop more balanced approaches to their academic, online, and social lives.

Generation Z is addicted to social media because it is the first thing they worry when they wake up. They pick up their phones to see what people posted in the morning, the afternoon, and the evening. Dr. Helen Driver, a somnologist (with means the study of sleep), explains, “The explosion of social media and people staying on devices for longer – and taking them to bed with them – is a huge problem”. Social media has effected Generation Z’s by sleep because the light is from the electronics which interferes with sleep. Not only does social media affect the quality of sleep but, the quantity of sleep too. The next morning, they only got a few hours of sleep and they do not feel well both physically and mentally. If someone has issues with turning off their electronic devices in the evening, then they should dim the lights or and turn the power off.

Sleep is something that is required by all human beings for survival. This crucial component of our daily lives is what keeps our minds and bodies from shutting down. Without a sufficient amount of sleep, an array of health related issues can arise. Not only is an overall feeling of tiredness, irritability and lack of concentration a concern, other factors can affect mortality including cardiovascular problems, an increase in anxiety and depression, as well as a risk for weight gain leading to obesity. There are many factors that can affect why people do not get a good night’s sleep. One of the major influences is that of the increased use of technology based devices. With the increasing desire to be connected to social media

Sleep deprivation from overnight texting is posing a threat to teen’s academic success and their physical health. (Breus). “The twenty-first century has hit us with a growing phenomenon among a teen, teen’s reaching for phones, firing off messages, and waking with no recollection of their actions.”(Breus) With sleep texting the beep of a cell phone awakens a person so he or she will reach over and respond to a message with gibberish, however no recollection in the morning. This can be looked at as the same disruption as sleepwalking. Experts are urging parents to get a hold on this behavior with teens asking that all electronics be kept out of the bedrooms, and cutting off teens from phones by ten o’clock in the evening. Poor sleep quality leads to daytime sleepiness which affects concentration.

Regularly student’s school grades increase due to technology. According to the text “Researchers also conclude the current generation has higher problem-solving skills due to their familiarly with social media sites, as well as the ability to synthesize information from a myriad of source.” (Source 2). Being on social media sites, you come across information you do and don’t know, then before you know it you see it on a test. Yet, there are many positive affects they’re many negative effects on using technology. According to the text “ A study published in 2009 Psychiatry and clinical Neuroscience evaluated 2,336 high school studies and concluded that students who spent an excessive amount of time on the internet reported being more tired during the day time and were at risk of drowsy driving, injuries in the workplace, and poor school performance” (Source 1). Sleep is a crucial part to anyone day especially a student. Studies shows how not getting enough sleep directly affects their

Social media seems to be one of the many hot topics of discussion recently, and consequently many people have the false sense of security that they have a profound knowledge on how it affects the health of the teenage population. A sedentary lifestyle, decreased sleep, as well as other physical health conditions seem to come to mind when one links health and social media. However, there is a much bigger problem that can go unnoticed because it can be impossible to see: the impact it has on mental and emotional health. These branches of health are just as important, and even arguably more important than physical health is. Social media can be utilized to connect with distant friends and express oneself; however, teenagers should refrain from the overuse of social media due to its detrimental effects on their mental and emotional health.

The main theory of this given article is about how much adolescents and their peer influence occurs on social media. Researchers measured adolescents and their neural and behavioral responses to likes on a social media site, Instagram, a popular photo-sharing application and how their peer influence affects them. Social media is very popular and there have been several questions speculating whether or not social media has effects on interpersonal skills, social skills, development, and interactions between young adults. These certain questions revolve around the question whether or not social media has an effect on the developing brain. There are neural mechanisms hidden in social media use. When it comes to adolescence, it is important

Studies have shown that the average person now spends more time each day on their phone and computer than they do sleeping according to Nick McGillivray (“What are the Effects of Social Media on Youth?). Social has become part of our social society, especially for the many youths. There are positives to being on social media and also equal amounts of danger that come with using social networking sites, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. These social networking sites also have effects on today’s youth by altering the way they behave, the way they learn, in not only a classroom setting but also in the real world setting, and the way that they socialize with their peers and others.

Technology has shaped our world in a dozen different ways and we see these effects in teenagers of the modern day. Due to this advancement, many have gained access to information and other forms of communication such as social media and we are able to see this through teenagers and young adults of age 12-19. As the years continue to pass by us and the amount of technology increases, we find ourselves with a very decent population of teenagers having some sort of social media profile, ‘75 percent of teenagers in America currently have profiles on social networking sites’ (Huffington Post, 1). As we closely examine the target population, we see ‘14% of teens develop at least one symptom of insomnia’. Could the cause of this be social media and technology? While working on this experiment, we must eliminate ‘hand-bias’ and instead focus on the ‘correlation’ between sleep and technology. In this experiment, we are going to gather two groups: both groups will be in the same age range of 13-19 but instead, one of the groups would not have a social media profile and no technology usage.

One of the reasons social networking should be strictly enforced is because it harms youth brains. The effects of social networking are alarming in children 's brains. (Because of the long hours on computer screens or cell phones, children spend, the more their natural brain is being damaged.) ( David Derbyshire, 19) Children are using all kinds of social media at a young age that their brains are not absorbing any real conversation that is needed in order to develop social skills for their future. Social networking sites are causing many youths to develop a shortage of attention spans. In addition, youth’s long hours on social

Over nine hours of an average adults day is consumed by technology such as social media, television, and video games. (Santhanam, 2016) However, the effect of using technology does not end once the phone is put down and the TV is turned off. A parallel has been found between technology use and difficulty sleeping. Lack of sleep can affect people in an abundance of ways, some of which include: low energy or a feeling of sluggishness, unstable mood, or simply the brain not thinking as sharp as it should be. (Johnson, 2016) The reasons as to why technology interferes with sleep has to do directly with the brain’s processing.