Thesis Statement: Children who are being absorbed by technology and social media are becoming depressed because of the lack of social skills depriving them from being productive in society.
Source 4: New Depression Data Have Been Reported by Researchers at University of Denver
Author: Science Letter
Source 5: Behavior: Internet Use Tied to Depression in Youths
Author: Roni Caryn Rabin
Source 2: How to raise a happy kid in the digital age
Author: Caroline Knorr
Source 10: Why Are so Many Children Suffering Depression?
Author: The Age
Source 3: Child and Adolescent Depression
Author: Journal of School Health
Source 9: Don't overlook depression in youth. (Cover Article)
Author: Contemporary Pediatrics
Source 1: Could Lots of Time Spent on Social Media Be Tied to Depression? Study did not prove cause-and-effect, and researchers say more investigation is needed
Author: Alan Mozes
Source 6: Social media use associated with depression among US young adults
Author: NewsRx Health
Source 8: More than the Blues Author: Julia Vantine
Source 7: Studies from University of Florida yield new information about depression in children
Author: Science Letter
"And the study only showed an association, and not a cause-and-effect relationship, between social media use and depression."
"there is a great deal more work needed to establish a reliable link between social media use and depression."
"Depression , anxiety and even youth suicide rates are increasing, as is cellphone and mobile device use"
"enjoy media together, but set limits so it doesn't interfere with face-to-face interactions."
"Medical professionals noted that psychiatric disorders constitute the leading health problem among young people ages 10-18 in the United States."
"Depressed children may be unable to tolerate the stimulation resulting from normal social interaction with peers, they may be prone to cry without obvious provocation, seldom smile, socially self-isolate, display feelings of loneliness, may describe a predominant feeling of emptiness rather than sadness, and display seemingly unprovoked anger often directed toward the self."
"Symptoms of depression include feelings of sadness, loneliness, suicidal ideation, and self-dislike
"The risk and promotive factors accounted for 50% and 59% of the variance in depressive symptoms for the female and male subsamples, respectively."
"healthy teenagers are much more vulnerable to depression if they spend too much time on the Internet ."
"6 percent as moderately pathological or at severe risk for addiction. After nine months, 87 students, or 8.4 percent, developed mild to severe depression device use"
"The more time young adults use social media, the more likely they are to be depressed "
"social media has become such an integrated component of human interaction "
"Depressed adolescents often exhibit hypersomnia, sleeping 12 to 14 hours a day and hyperphagia, gaining weight."
"As many as 20% of depressed youth progress to bipolar disorder."
"It is indeed important to ensure safe and proper medication is administered to children and adolescents. "
"It is not, however, about apportioning blame to families or schools but rather to delve more deeply into why depression is so rampant in our midst."
" While just 2 to 4% of kids under age 12--and 4 to 8% of adolescents--will experience major depression, more and more younger children are being diagnosed. By age 18, more than 20% will have experienced a major depression"
"They may also be more anxious and easily frustrated, lose interest in activities or friends, and generally act up. Teens' symptoms often include sleep and appetite changes, withdrawal from friends and family, reckless behavior, and poor grades."
"Given that lower levels of physical activity are inversely correlated with weight status in children. Research has focused on identifying and addressing reported barriers to physically activity."
"Barriers to physical activity mediate the relationships between peer victimization, parent distress, child depression and physical activity. These findings have significant implications for the development/design of weight intervention programs"