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Social media's impact on youth development and mental health - Coggle…
Social media's impact on youth development and mental health
Mental illness
anxiety
in posting
social anxiety (feeling excluded, feeling less than)
depression
body dysmorphia/eating disorders
Personal experiences & opinions
Littleton, CO community's high prevelance of teen suicide compared to the national average
My childhood best friend's suicide in Fall 2018
her use of social media in the few days prior to taking her life
her sister finding out first through social media rather than from her family
YouTube's effect on my younger brother's upbringing
his hobbies
his language
his behavior
interest in this topic
personal tie to mental health issues in teens
psychology major interested in how social media affects our development and brains
I, myself, consciously choose to ignore the overwhelming amount of negatives, just to "stay in the loop"
Suicide
growing exponentially in youth (especially teens) as social media use is also increasing
could be correlation, or causation
my experiences first hand (also in "personal experiences & opinions")
Social media (creation & use)
tech & social media platforms are data collecting to change/shape our behavior towards the way they want it (for their own personal gain)
creators, engineers, designers of social media now against it
affecting females more than males?
influencers/celebrities
false narrative of their appearance & lives
Miscellany
introductory sentences
purpose of my chosen topic is to start hard/avoided conversation
I can bring in another perspective & unknown information based on my personal experiences