Impacts of social media on adolescents’ mental health
Adesanya, Adefunke; Aladejare, Olabimpe (2024)
2024
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024112630288
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024112630288
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The impact of social media on adolescents’ mental health has been gaining attention in the last decade. With the growth of technology and the use of social media, it's crucial to understand their impact on young people. This study utilizes literature review to deepen the understanding of the impact of social media on mental health among adolescents.
This thesis examines how social media affects the mental health of adolescents aged 10-17 years. Studies were searched and collected from CINAHL, google scholar, science direct / Elsevier, PubMed, and web of science databases, using relevant keywords and phrases. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were used to narrow and select the most relevant peer-reviewed articles for the study.
The review showed there are relationships between the use of social media and mental health of adolescents. The qualitative findings showed that social connection and communication, positive content and awareness, social and family support, resources for coping with stress, shared interests, and life satisfaction are positive impacts of social media, while negative impacts include depressive mood and anxiety, stress and lack of adequate sleep, triggering content and misinformation, cyberbullying, hostility and racism, substance use and self-harm, and sexual harassment.
This thesis examines how social media affects the mental health of adolescents aged 10-17 years. Studies were searched and collected from CINAHL, google scholar, science direct / Elsevier, PubMed, and web of science databases, using relevant keywords and phrases. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were used to narrow and select the most relevant peer-reviewed articles for the study.
The review showed there are relationships between the use of social media and mental health of adolescents. The qualitative findings showed that social connection and communication, positive content and awareness, social and family support, resources for coping with stress, shared interests, and life satisfaction are positive impacts of social media, while negative impacts include depressive mood and anxiety, stress and lack of adequate sleep, triggering content and misinformation, cyberbullying, hostility and racism, substance use and self-harm, and sexual harassment.