The Negative Effects Of Social Media

“How young is too young for cellphones in school?” by Donna St. George says there was “near-silence at lunch when [a] middle school allowed phones for a week.” These middle-schoolers were so absorbed in their phones they did not have a normal conversation. If teens are so obsessed with their social media life that they cannot function normally when given a phone, they will not make conversation and will have weaker relationships. Teens are literally withdrawing themselves from normal social life to become “social” online. As stated in “Is Technology Killing our Friendships” by Lauren Tarshis, “1 in 4 teens are online almost constantly.” This “1 in 4” could be doing things in real life, rather than staying online nearly endlessly. Therefore, youth is more into their social media than actual

In the article “ Teenage Social Media Butterflies May Not Be Such A Bad Idea “ by Melissa Healy, social media isn’t as bad as you think. According to Amori Yee Mikami teenages are using social media to communicate with their friends and not strangers . Some adolescents count their parents as their friends on social networking sites. According to a L.A. psychology professor kaveri Subrahmanyam says children on and offline have the same relationship on social networking sites and in reality . Another thing Subrahmanyam said was that teens use social media in wayś that don't harm their well being. Some teens that struggle with depression or other type of behavior are most likely to be bully or harass, and also take online risks such as sexting

Kardaras, Nicolas. "Generation Z: Online and at Risk?." Scientific American Mind, vol. 27, no. 5, Sep/Oct 2016, pp. 64-9. MasterFILE Premier. Kardars discuss generation z use of social media affecting them negatively. He opens his article with a story of Heidi who becomes addicted to social media when her school issues her a Chromebook. Before Heidi is issued the laptop, she was a sweet innocent girl and after having it for a semester she became someone her parents could not recognize. He states that social media is a “perfect storm” for humans because having a social connection key to “happiness and health”. Having the ability to always use social media leads to hyper texting the illusion of a real connection making it hard for teens to have face to face conversations, making a teens become “glow kid[s]“, someone who is raised on mostly digital social interactions. Facebook depression” can result in the teen to have lower grades and behavior problems in teens. He concludes his article with facts proving that Facebook can become addictive in some people. This source helps support my thesis that Facebook affects teens mental health.

In Austin McCann’s Impact of Social Media on Teens articles he doesn’t hesitate to mention that “social media is becoming more than a part of their world, it’s becoming their world.” Teenagers make a fuss about most of the time, being stressed out with homework, but homework probably isn’t the total main source of the stress they have. EveryDay Health magazine mentions that, on statistics, however, a teen who devotes more time to outdoor activities, is generally a more benevolent and much healthier kid. However, since the year 2000, the time teens spend outside has decreased incredibly causing more people to suffer from obesity and depression. Not only does it affect one’s health, social networks deprive parents from having a thoroughgoing conversation with their own children without them having the urge or audacity to check their phone. Even though the positive effect of having a social network profile is to communicate and converse with friends/family, they don’t even have the decency to lift their head and partake in a conversation. Enjoying the small things around them becomes a challenging task to achieve for a typical teen when they’re too occupied tweeting about it. The controverting outcomes of that goes to prove that social networks are not all it is talked up to

Social media has been known to help students develop important knowledge and social skills. “At first glance this may seem like a waste of time; however it also helps students to develop important knowledge and social skills, and be active citizens who create and share content.” (Chen 3). The more time teens spend on social media the more they become aware of their own social side and how to interact with others, especially their peers. “Some types of social media has beneficial effects, like helping adolescents establish some sense of identity and build networking skills” (Riley Davis). Too much time being spent on social media can also exploit teens to some harsh realities that they’ve probably never experienced in their lives before.

Social Media Nowadays it is very unlikely to find a teenager that does not use social media. Social media is a way for young adults to keep in touch with their peers. Many teendagers do not use social media to harm their well-being, but some risky kids might.

The use of social networking sites is rising at great rates. According to a report conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project in 2012, ninety-five percent of individuals aged 12-17 use the internet; and eighty-one percent of those use social network sites (Pew Interest). Although it is known that social media can have a useful impact on lives, often times people forget that with a positive comes a negative. The continual use of social network sites will impact teen lives more negatively than positively because they can cause huge distractions from valuable and critical pursuits like education; they can also cause mental health issues and a reduction in communication skills.

Across the U.S, teenagers are using electronic devices up to 8 hours. In the article, “Technology's Negative Impact on Teens,” the author states, “75% of teens own a cell phone and 87% of them send and receive text messages everyday.” The major issue of teens using social media, is that teens could get cyberbullied, a false connection, or their privacy getting invaded. Social media can have a negative side because teens spend at least 56 hours on their electronics per week, a teen is either being cyberbullied, false connection, or getting hacked in front of their peers, leaving deep mental scarring to the adolescents.

Social media has taken over our county. According a study done by Georgia State University in 2013 “around 50% of teens used social media sites the number grew dramatically from 25% in 2009.” Social media has both good aspects and bad aspects, social media allows you to connect with friends and family across the world, social media gives you a chance to create stronger relationships and to build new relationships. However, the drawback from using social media is that it doesn 't allow teens to have the real human interaction that you get when you talk to someone face to face. In addition, using social media demonstrated to spread untruthful, and sometimes personal information. There are some discussions about social media actually being positive, speaking from personal experiences I can see the both positive or negative effects of social media in

Many teens simply watch other kids acting out which influences them to behave poorly as well. “The latest studies show that people, especially teenagers, who frequently visit their social media account increase their likelihood of participating in poor habits, such as smoking, drinking, and premarital sex, compared to people who do not have an account or seldom visits it” (Socmedsean). Not only can the chronic use of technological devices have a negative impact on the development of social skills, it can also affect a child's mental health. Social media is changing the way each person communicates with one another and the way we are recognized, positively and negatively. This eventually decreases the amount of face-to-face conversations teenagers have. Every time a photo is posted, or a status is updated, this is contributing to your own digital footprint and personal brand. It is stated that only seven percent of communication is from written or verbal, and ninety-three percent is non-verbal body language (Tardanico,Susan). Non-verbal communication could lead to teenagers lying about their emotion and problems so they are not questioned. A total of

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.

Teenagers are so used to having conversations over online chats, that they have become too reliable on social media. One document quotes, “Other research at UCLA shows teens' increasingly preferred mode of communication with their friends, texting, makes them feel less connected and bonded than face-to-face communication… She found the closer the experience was to in-person conversation, the more emotionally connected the friends felt. For example, video chat rated higher than a phone call, but the phone created a closer connection than texting,” (Social Media Affecting Teens' Concepts of Friendship, Intimacy, 2014). Instead of having real life conversations, teenagers are so nervous that they rely on texting. They have developed shyness and need the ability to think of what they are going to say before it comes out. While that is usually what happens in conversations, texting gives

A study by Harvard Business Review found that team performance went up 50% when teams socialized more and limited email and eventually, anyone or “operational-only” issues. Clearly, there’s a theme here. We don’t just “become lonelier” as a human race over time. It seems that with the advent of social media, laptops, and apps, we’re choosing screens over personal interactions. According to Time, most Americans from age 18 to 24 check their phone 74 times a day on average. Use of internet has certainly increased the quantity of our mental stimulation, but we lack the quality. According to Forbes, The American Academy of Pediatrics aware the possibility of negative effects of social media in young kids and teens, including cyber-bullying and Facebook depression. Using social media disturbs make deep relationship with others. When they are using social-media we do not need to move a lot. It is okay just to stay. We do not need to active a lot. As a result, it leads naturally mental and physical disabilities. Although social media can connect teens to the world and friends and family around them, it is actually one of the highest-ranking cause of suicide among teenagers in 21st century. People sometimes talks about how social media is becoming part of their world, it is becoming their world. They are unaware of the fact that social media encourages the false images of how everything should be in a perfect world. This not only increases stresses and changes in a normal human life but, it leads to depression and some mental diseases. When it comes to study, a study conducted by Liberty Voice shows that, children have become more dumb, lazier, rude and depressed due to the use of social media. They have been spending

Many parents can attest to these accusations since they are a primary source in their children’s behaviors. The internet is an addition. Consequently, the average millennial spends at least 20 hours a week on the internet. Surfing sites and most popular ones are online dating, online gaming, and social networking sites. A study conducted by the ICMPA in which they “asked 200 students at the College Park campus to give up all media for 24 hours”(Int. Center for Media and the Public Agenda). After their abstinence, they were to blog on a website explaining their experiences. The results were unexpected. As a result, students complained mostly about “losing their personal connections… [such as] lack of access to text messaging, phone calling, instant messaging, email, and Facebook” (ICMPA). These students, despite their suffering, will rather crumble in boredom than meet their friends who live close by or within their dorm building. Continuing the world without their media entertainment meant continuing without their connections to their loved ones. Additionally, extensive use of social media is directly correlated with loneliness. According to Appel, “moderated regression analyses showed that Internet-related communication quality.... Was associated with more loneliness (Appel). Adolescence nowadays associates their self worth with numerical values. In reality, the amount of followers one has, the amount of likes, and the amount of shares defines one’s social

Technology is constantly evolving the way people look at the world. The ability to communicate has become dependent on technology, giving adolescents the ability to communicate without face to face interactions. Even though it has many positive aspects this new form of communication might not be so great for today’s youth. The advancement of technology, especially smartphones and social media has negatively affected teen behavior.