Positive and Negative Effects of Social Media and Technology
Some of my needs are self-actualization because I need to be self-fulfilled. Esteem,belongingness, & love because they’re psychological. Safety & physiological needs becausethey’re basic. I agree that social media increases anxiety, depression, poor sleep quality, body imageconcerns, cyberbullying, & FOMO. On the other hand, it also allows access to expert healthinformation, emotional support, community building, self-expression, & build uponRelationships. Teens may not be that happy with what they see in their social media feed, despite howmany smiling selfies they upload.
They may actually feel less satisfied with their lives after onlyspending 1 hour each day on social media, as a new study published by the IZA Institute ofLabor Economics suggests. The study found that 1 hour a day on social media minimized theprobability that kids in this age group would be “completely satisfied with life overall” by about14%. Research from the American Academy of Pediatrics warned parents about the phenomenonof “Facebook depression” among teens in 2011, suggesting that online social activity could behard to go through for kids already dealing with poor self-esteem.
Similarly, a 2013 Universityof Michigan study found that adolescents were less happy the more they used Facebook. For many young people, social media can become almost addictive. In a study byresearchers at the UCLA brain mapping center, they found that certain regions of teen brainsbecame activated by “likes” on social media, sometimes causing them to want to use socialmedia more. Undoubtedly, social networking plays a vital role in broadening teen socialconnections & helping them learn valuable technical skills. Not only are teens’ developing brainsvulnerable to so much time online, but because they often have difficulty self-regulating theirscreen time, their risks can increase. Additionally, they’re more susceptible to peer pressure,cyberbullying & sexting.
Researchers are just the beginning to establish a link betweendepression & social media. Sometimes teens spend so many hours on social media that theybegin to lose valuable sleep. Jealousy & envy-while normal emotions-can wreak havoc on teenbrains if they dwell on what someone else has possessed or has experienced, that they themselveshave not. Constant online access affects teens. Girls constantly feel that they need to be validatedbased on their appearance online. People are more aggressive and unethical online. Girls aremore cyber bullied than boys. My want/s: camera, straight A’s, car, driver’s licence, money, personal laptop, clothes,newest Samsung phone, jewelry, concert tickets, purse.
