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Social media is a primary cause of depression and suicide in teenagers -…
Social media is a primary cause of depression and suicide in teenagers
users who spend the most time on social media were shown to have from 13 to 66 percent higher rate of depression than those who spent the least time.
depressive symptoms increased by 33 percent between 2010 and 2015. the suicide rate for girls increased by 65 percent. by 2015 fully 92 percent of teens and young adults owned a smartphone.
connections social media users form electronically are less emotionally satisfying, leaving teens feeling socially isolated.
those girls who interact intensely offline as well as through social media don’t show the increase in depressive symptoms
teenagers who are isolated geographically or don’t feel accepted . For those, electronic connection can be lifesaving.
“Do people feeling socially isolated spend more time on social media, or do more intense users develop PSI?”
FOMO, or fear of missing out, The more we use social media, the less we think about being present in the moment
Another possible source of depression is what teenagers are not doing during while they’re spending time on social media: physical activity, things that generate a sense of accomplishment (learning new skills or talents.)
those things are addicting without being satisfying
lack of concentration cuts down on learning and performance.
Blue light from electronic screens interferes with falling asleep; besides it is not relaxing
Steps you can take to insure healthy social media use: balance, turn off notifications, model restraint and balance in your own media diet
The more time your teen spends on social media, the more money the platform makes.
“How do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible?”
Every habit-forming drug, from amphetamines to cocaine, from nicotine to alcohol, affects the dopamine system, just as social media
Social media trains teenagers to put their worth in a continuous stream of external validation. Without having a strong system of internal validation, your teen may expect relationships to fill that void and can easily become dependent and enmeshed.
kids today are about 40% lower in empathy than their counterparts 20 or 30 years ago.
it generates low Frustration Tolerance
By: Ximena Pliego