Texting And Teen Suicides

Suicide is a permanent solution more often than not to a temporary problem, and sadly over the past ten years the number of teen suicides has risen. How much of a factor is new technology in this rise is hotly debated by parents and psychologist the world over. “The debate is not about how technological advancements like smart phones and high-speed internet and their availability to young people have changed the very fiber of how young people socialize as compared to even five years ago, but in how much it (technology) truly plays in teen suicides.”(Dr. Kashyap MD). Most young people have a cell phone and most have texting; many even have access to the

(Attention Getter) Look around at your peers. Would you ever think about how many of them wish they were dead? When 17.7% of high school student in the U.S. say that they have seriously consider committing suicide (CDC, 2015), we need to seriously address why this is happening. The pressures of life at our age are very apparent. However, they are not so difficult that 4,135 teenagers a year should be committing suicide. The rate of teenage suicide has tripled since 1950, but why? Well, to answer that question, there is a large amount of evidence that the Internet and social media can influence suicide-related behavior.

In 2011 alone 23% of accident worldwide involved a cellphone. Teenagers and adults are getting killed each year while driving with their hands on the phone and their attention not on the roads. While dialing on a phone , talking or listening, reaching for the cell phone involve risk of crash up to 2.8 times. Nevertheless, the risk involving texting makes a crash up to 23 times more likely.

Cyberbullying is a growing problem among the teen population. The abuse that is taking place online has a much more far reaching effect than physical bullying, since it is available to a much larger audience. It has the ability to cause serious psychological effects on teens that could lead to depression and possible suicide. The reason for this, is because a teen’s self-esteem and self-worth relies so heavily on the approval and acceptance of their friends and peers. The best way to work towards eliminating this problem is to petition the state government to enact a bill making cyberbullying against the law. In this digital

Technology is a big part of everyday life and some would be very lost without it. It helps benefit many in ways as helping store information, creating faster communication, and even as much as running a business. However, among teens, there also seems to be another use of technology such as cyberbullying. The internet has no limitations to what can and can’t be said, also making it easier for these bullies because it requires no face-to-face interaction. PEW Internet Research Center, FOSI, and Cable in the Classroom in 2011 took count of how many teens have experienced this cruel networking behavior and this number came out to 95 percent of social-media teens confirming seeing this type of behavior. Not only is this becoming a part of teens lives, but parents are also becoming more comfortable with this concept. PEW Internet and American Life Survey discovered in 2011 that only 7 percent of parents are worried about cyberbullying, while 33 percent of teens are victims. This hateful and cruel behavior is becoming a part of

There are many causes for depression but one trigger can be closely related to the rise in adolescent suicide rates. Social factors such an adolescent’s reaction to harsh social circumstance that can occur in school. With the introduction of technology one social aspect of adolescence is the rise of communication through the internet and social media sites. Unfortunately, youth mixed with the anonymity that technology provides some interactions can be harsh and sometimes cruel. Cyberbullying is the result of the increase in technological communication and decrease of interpersonal communication. With consequences and no limitations on how far technology can reach children not only can be alienated at school but can continue to be harassed

Previous and current research and statistics have shown that the rate of youth suicide, both in Australia and internationally, has increased a significant amount since 2009 and unfortunately only continues to rise (National Institute of Mental Health, 2013). This research project is designed at exploring the ways in which social media is involved and how it is has been able to influence and contribute to the increasing rates of youth suicide within the last two years. The research will be focusing on two major concepts which will analyse what forms of online social media (and social networking) contribute to youth suicide, as well as, identifying if

“Suicide is the third leading cause of death among teenagers, according to the Florida Suicide Prevention Coalition, a grassroots group of advocates formed in 2002( Diaz, Hussain, and Lade para 13).” Teens suicides is important, since that the rates are doubling and families of the suicides teengers get heart broken inside. During this era is when the Internet started to get popular with social media and smartphones too. Social media gives teengers a new way for to get bullied and embarrassed quickly. Also with more advance technology with smartphones to get social media apps and texting teengers get bullied with getting on the computers. The popularity of the internet and phones has negatively affects on teen suicide because of cyberbullying, challenges on social media, and the ability to constant harass someone through texting.

Bullying is a term that most of us recognize. We have either experienced it first hand or been a witness to it. Due to the precedent of today’s technology and the high speed Internet, bullying has evolved into a virtual war zone and the casualties, unfortunately are our youths. As stated by Cross, Dooley, and Pyzalski (2009) cyber-bullying by definition is “an aggressive, intentional act carried out by a group or individual, using electronic forms of contact, repeatedly and over time against a victim who cannot easily defend him or herself.” Cyber-bullying is most prominent among today’s teenagers and youth. The motivation for this type of harm is stemmed from different agents and can be driven by economic,

As we enter the age of the Internet we have ushered in the newest, and arguably, most powerful form of bullying, called cyber bullying. Unfortunately, no one is exempt from cyber bullying. The Internet is a tool that gives anyone a voice, including bullies. It is a marvelous element that has become an operating tool in our daily lives. We learn from it, communicate with it, and are entertained by it. However, there are people who use it to mistreat others. We hear on the news, more often than we should, of young people committing suicide due to cyber bullying. While there are bullies of all ages, today’s youth is growing up in a technological age which makes the already tortuous period of adolescence even more painful. During adolescence we are naturally influenced by others, and constantly, obsessively comparing ourselves to everyone else. In cyberspace the bully has an accessible, almost effortless outlet that, if he so chooses, makes him anonymous. By concealing his identity, unless someone is a cyber-hacking wizard, the victim of his bullying won’t know where it is coming from. This allows him to say whatever he wants, whenever he wants, at the click of a few buttons, and remain nameless. This gives him the audacity he may not have in a face-to-face situation, to say anything that invades his head to this person he intends to hurt, without having to witness his victim’s reaction. It is almost as easy as having a thought. He can type harmful comments almost as fast as the

While teenagers are widely affected by bullying in person, the internet has widened the playing field. Cyber Bullying (and bullying in general) is done with the primary purpose of inflicting emotional distress on the victim. Much more of the cruel incidents will occur if the issue is not fixed. The thought of others not knowing who is doing the bullying could be the reason why teens find it more appealing to cyber bully. More and more teenagers are committing cyber bullying which shows a need for stiffer consequences for their actions. Teens are aware of the effects bullying causes and its consequences to others. As Jeff Chu stated in his article “You Wanna Take this Online?” “Technology has transformed the lives of teens, including the way they pick on one another.”

There should be more consequence to cyberbullying, because since it can be deleted it’s not really payed as much attention as it should be. I'm writing about this because this is an deep issue that's rarely discussed within my community. There is many cases that go into the dark and unsolved with cyberbullying. Which cause the victim to turn to depression or cutting themselves to feel pain or even worst suicide.”Cyberbullying or cyber harassment is a form of bullying or harassment using electronic forms of contact. Cyberbullying has become increasingly common, especially among teenagers.Harmful bullying behavior can include posting rumors about a person, threats, sexual remarks, disclose victims' personal information, or pejorative labels”.”Think Before Posting: It is important to note, what is posted online today, may come back and haunt the writer tomorrow or later in the future. That silly or funny photograph posted on a social networking site may preclude job acquisition for that person years later. Many colleges and

Think back to a time when the internet was a place where you can connect with friends or family members you haven’t seen in years, watch countless hours of animals doing funny things, work at home or even to do research on an upcoming school project. While you are doing those things you don’t expect to be bullied and ridiculed online by others but it happens more than you think. Cyberbullying is one of the biggest issues we face in our society today. We see it every day and it has affected the lives of so many internet users, majority of them being young teens. Cyberbullying, by definition, is when people use the internet to bully others by sending intimidating or threatening messages. It comes in many shapes and forms and sometimes we don’t even realize we are being bullied online because we have become so accustomed to it. Cyberbullying can happen anywhere online, for example, websites like Facebook and YouTube or really anywhere that allows you to post pictures, comments or videos that can hurt another person emotionally. Now that social media is on the rise and continuing to grow in popularity, cyberbullying is at its all-time high.

Cyberbullying has become increasing common, especially among teenagers in todays society. The internet is truly a great way to get information to mass amounts of people fast. This is useful in many situations, but with being so easily accessible it often comes with many negative consequences that our youth are now living with everyday. They have beencome targets and are subjected to being harassed, embarrassed , and humiliated as victims of cyberbullying .

Granted, bullying is not new. But now rumors, gossip, and slander can travel much farther and infinitely faster. It often gets far nastier too. In some cases, cell phones with a built-in camera have been used to take rude and potentially embarrassing photographs and videos, perhaps in a school locker room or shower. These images have then been placed on the social networks and visible to any number of eager spectators. Research done by the Cyberbullying Research Centre argues that cyberbullying “can be more detrimental to youth because” of the easy accessibility of social networks, the helplessness of the victims and anonymity of the bullies (Hinduja & Patchin, 2009). Further highlighted by the research is the “strain, frustration, depression, and anxiety” experienced by the victims. Doubtless, this issue of cyberbullying is not the only risk adolescents are exposed to on social networks.