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A systematic review: the influence of social media on depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adolescents

Because social media becomes inextricable to our daily lives, all the research and studies nowadaysare focusing on that quantum leap in life. Online social media are blamed for increasing mental health problems in younger people. The World Health Organization reported that 10-20% of children and adolescents worldwide experience mental health problems as a side effect of using social media. Additionally, The Royal Society for Public Health, & Young Health Movement (2017), pointed out that the prevalence of anxiety and depression has increased by 70% in the past 25 years in young people. The term 'social media' refers to the various internet-based networks that enable users to interact with others, verbally and visually. it's important to be aware that social media is associated with several issues and potential dangers, including stress, anxiety, loneliness, and depression, commit suicide, decreased educational attainment, and impaired social relationships. (Copeland, Angold, Shanahan, & Costello, 2014; Gore et al., 2011; Hetrick, Cox, Witt, Bir, & Merry, 2016). Problematic behaviors related to internet users are often described in psychiatric terminologies, such as 'addiction', For example, teenagers who frequently post images and deep details of themselves especially ('selfies') may appear narcissistic.

A systematic review: the influence of social media on depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adolescents Pages 79-93 | Received 17 Jan 2019, accepted 03 Mar 2019, Published online: 21 Mar 2019

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Explaining Females' Envy Toward Social Media Influencers

Social media influencers become a part of teenager's daily lives, The celebrities who exhibit theirluxurious lifestyle such as luxury cars, high-quality brand names, and travelingto many followers via social media. Therefore, Media studies started to analyzed influencers' display of the luxurious life and how it results init on teenagers especiallyfemales' who envy them through social comparison.

Specifically, this study tested whether social media use variables (exposure to influencers' social media,and personality traits (public self-consciousness and self-esteem) are associated with the frequency of comparison of one's life with that of influencers, which, in turn, predict envy toward them. A two-wave online survey was conducted in South Korea (N = 1,064 at Wave 1 and 782 at Wave 2) among female smartphone users aged 20-39. A path analysis revealed that all four independent variables at Wave 1 indirectly influenced envy at Wave 2 through social comparison at Wave 1 when envy at Wave 1 was controlled for.

Explaining Females' Envy Toward Social Media Influencers

Jiyoung Chae

Pages 246-262 | Published online: 12 Jun 2017

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Social media can be dangerous among teenagers

1. Threat and harassment through the Internet: through the dissemination of false information.2.sending and receiving sexual messages and pictures, about20% of adolescents published pictures of their own showing themselves naked or semi-naked. 3. Facebook can lead to depression: through spending a lot of time on social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, andTikTok, then beginning to show symptoms of depression through social isolation from their environment and their friends and families .4. Virtual societies causegradually result in the dismantling of the concept of traditional identity and personal identity, because those who use social media often use pseudonyms and avatars, and some have more than one account (Al-Obaidi, 2019, p.18). Additionally, social media putting teenagers in risk because it lacks privacy.

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The negative effects of social media on the social identity of adolescents from the perspective of social work

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06327

Social media increased loneliness :

Recently, loneliness has beenincreasedin modern society, A recent national report found that nearly half of Americans report sometimes or always feeling lonely(age 18 -22), Some researchers postulate that this increase in loneliness among younger adults is potentially related to their screen time and social media use. That indicates social anxiety plays an important role in the persistence of loneliness. It also appears that more socially anxious and lonely individuals may attempt to compensate for or augment their limited in-person social relationships online (Bessiere et al., 2008; Kll et al., 2020; Masi et al., 2011; Shepherd & Edelmann, 2005; Weidman et al., 2012).

Social media use, social anxiety, and loneliness: A systematic review

Author links open overlay panelEmily B.O'DayRichard G.Heimberg

Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA

Received 23 October 2020, Revised 20 February 2021, Accepted 21 February 2021, Available online 4 March 2021.

Social media and sleep effects

Sleep deprivation is linked to those who spend hours using social media, Changes have been associated with the use of screens, cell phones, the Internet, and social media websites. The use of screens has been shown to delay sleep onset and melatonin secretion and stimulation of wake systems by interaction with social media may exacerbate these effects. Access to social media and especially a cell phone in teenagers' bedrooms is associated with a reduction in sleep time during the school week with negative effects on daily functioning and mood.

[The use of social media modifies teenagers' sleep-related behavior].

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L'encephale,08 Jun 2017, 44(4):321-328Language:fre

DOI:10.1016/j.encep.2017.03.009PMID: 28602529