Arguments for my position

Argument #1: Over half of adolescents and teens have been bullied online showing that many young teens are facing these issues.

• "Lifetime cyberbullying experiences were reported by 23.1% of the sample. Serious suicide ideation/behavior was found in 24.8% of the sample "(Margraf et al, 2018)
  
• "Our findings suggested that psychological cyber bullying was the most important influencing factor of mental health for both boys and girls"(Baier et al, 2018)

Argument #2: Long periods of time spent on social media increases the risk of cyberbullying and mental health issues.

• "Adolescents spend a considerable amount of time in the social media, which can reinforce profound psychosocial outcomes, such as depression and anxiety. "(Baier et al, 2018)
• "Increases in time spent on social media were associated with increases in symptoms of depression." (Brunborg & Jasmina, 2019)

Sources

Baier, Dirk, et al. “Consequences of Bullying on Adolescents’ Mental Health in Germany: Comparing Face-to-Face Bullying and Cyberbullying.” Springer Link, Springer US, 18 July 2018, https://link-springer-com.libproxy.adelphi.edu/article/10.1007/s10826-018-1181-6#Sec11.

• Type of Source: Scholarly
• Bias evaluation: peer reviewed so assume no bias

Brunborg, Geir Scott, and Jasmina Burdzovic Andreas. “Increase in Time Spent on Social Media Is Associated with Modest Increase in Depression, Conduct Problems, and Episodic Heavy Drinking.” Journal of Adolescence, Academic Press, 26 June 2019, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140197119301046

• Type of Source: Scholarly
• Bias evaluation: peer reviewed so assume no bias

Margraf, Jürgen, et al. Cyberbullying, Positive Mental Health and Suicide Ideation/Behavior. Psychiatry Today, Sept. 2018, Science Direct https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165178117322795

• Type of Source: Scholarly
• Bias evaluation: peer reviewed so assume no bias