1.
Cyber bullying is a wide spread problem of social media usage
with negative implications.
Cyber bullying
has been on the rise, in which some teenagers are using the
internet as a means of bullying. (Lusk 3)
Cyberbullying has become more
prevalent, and can have significantly negative effects on an
individual's psychosocial outcomes. These include factors such as
depression and anxiety. (O’Keeffe 801)
2. Social
media can also affect an individual's mental health in
negative ways.
“Facebook
depression” is the term that researchers have coined to describe
the depression that results when teenagers spend an increased
amount of time on social media and as a result experience
symptoms of classic depression. (Burwell et al 141)
A study was conducted to measure a correlation between college
students' depression and Facebook usage. The researchers found of
the the two hundred profiles that were studied, 43.5% were female
with an average age of 20 years. Ultimately, it was found that 25%
of the individuals showed depressive symptoms and 2.5% showed the
requirements for MDE.( major depressive episode) (Moreno et
al 447)
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Depressive Symptoms: Does Facebook Activity Lead to Adverse
Psychological Health?" Linguistic and Philosophical
Investigations, vol. 17, 2018, p. 141+. Gale Academic
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