The Effects of Social Media on Mental Health
Main Points
1. What is social media? 2. What are the postive and negative effects? 3. How can you have a healthy time on social media?
What is Social Media?
Nicole Daniels...
- Journalist for the New York Times
writes about how companies may or may not have been aware of their effects when creating the website/app. “The Wall Street Journal showed that the company knew of the harmful mental health effects that Instagram was having on teenage girls.”
The Good and The Bad
Firstly, the state...
“Meet dopamine, the neurotransmitter in your brain, which gives way to feelings of euphoria and pleasantness when released. Dopamine lives in the pleasure/reward center of the brain.”
Which then leads to...
“Similarly, when someone likes your post or you get a new follower, dopamine is released. Why? Because this is a form of instant gratification. Our brain processes it as pleasurable and releases dopamine.”
Kirra Barret
- Works for the National Education Association
“It turns out, liking a post, commenting “Cute,” or keeping up with a “Snapchat streak” isn’t the same as catching up. It’s not even close. Yet too many teens, according to these experts, are substituting real-life interactions for Instagram posts, and paying the price.”
How to have a happy time on social media :-)
Amy Roeder
- Senior Editor/Senior Writer at Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health
“Our findings suggest that the ways that people are using social media may have more of an impact on their mental health and well-being than just the frequency and duration of their use.”
Christine M Stabler
- Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health physician Vice President, Academic Affairs, at Lancaster General Hospital, and Medical Director, Women's Health, at Lancaster General Health.
“try to decrease your social media time. This might mean setting screen time limits, time restrictions for certain apps on your phone, or allocating designated hours for checking your accounts. Some even find that the occasional break or “detox” from social media can help them focus on their mental health and relationships.”
HelpGuide.org
“we’re all aware that other people tend to share just the highlights of their lives, rarely the low points that everyone experiences. But that doesn’t lessen those feelings of envy and dissatisfaction when you’re scrolling through a friend’s airbrushed photos of their tropical beach holiday or reading about their exciting new promotion at work.”
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The Effects of Social Media on Mental Health
Main Points
1. What is social media? 2. What are the postive and negative effects? 3. How can you have a healthy time on social media?
What is Social Media?
Nicole Daniels...
writes about how companies may or may not have been aware of their effects when creating the website/app. “The Wall Street Journal showed that the company knew of the harmful mental health effects that Instagram was having on teenage girls.”
The Good and The Bad
Firstly, the state...
“Meet dopamine, the neurotransmitter in your brain, which gives way to feelings of euphoria and pleasantness when released. Dopamine lives in the pleasure/reward center of the brain.”
Which then leads to...
“Similarly, when someone likes your post or you get a new follower, dopamine is released. Why? Because this is a form of instant gratification. Our brain processes it as pleasurable and releases dopamine.”
Kirra Barret
“It turns out, liking a post, commenting “Cute,” or keeping up with a “Snapchat streak” isn’t the same as catching up. It’s not even close. Yet too many teens, according to these experts, are substituting real-life interactions for Instagram posts, and paying the price.”
How to have a happy time on social media :-)
Amy Roeder
“Our findings suggest that the ways that people are using social media may have more of an impact on their mental health and well-being than just the frequency and duration of their use.”
Christine M Stabler
“try to decrease your social media time. This might mean setting screen time limits, time restrictions for certain apps on your phone, or allocating designated hours for checking your accounts. Some even find that the occasional break or “detox” from social media can help them focus on their mental health and relationships.”
HelpGuide.org
“we’re all aware that other people tend to share just the highlights of their lives, rarely the low points that everyone experiences. But that doesn’t lessen those feelings of envy and dissatisfaction when you’re scrolling through a friend’s airbrushed photos of their tropical beach holiday or reading about their exciting new promotion at work.”