effects of social networking sites on youth

8/9/2019 effects of social networking sites on youth

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Social Media and itseffects on youth


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What is social media?

Social mediarefers to interaction among people inwhich they create, share, and/or exchangeinformation and ideas in virtual communities and

networks.


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Purpose of social media

hecking face!ook/twitter

"inding information relevant to research

Sending and receiving e#mail

$ownloading music and other things%istening to music

Shopping &'#commerce(

hatting


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Some statistics related to social media

onsumers continue to spend more time on socialnetworks than on any other category of sites)roughly *+percent of their total time online via personal computer&P(, and + percent of total time online via mo!ile.

"ace!ook remains the most#visited social network in the-.S. via P &*.* million visitors(, mo!ile apps &01.2million users( and mo!ile we! &02. million visitors(,and is multiple times the si3e of the next largest social

site across each platform.4 of people aged *52 used social networking in the

office, more than any other age group.


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6ne out of eight couples married in the -.S. last yearmet via social media according to statistics released7une *+.

6ne in six higher education students are enrolled inan online curriculum.

8n 9ovem!er *+, it was reported 8ndians spendmore time on social media than on any other activity

on the 8nternet. in divorces have !een !lamed on "ace!ook.


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-se/ onsumption of Social Media

:4 of teens are active users of the internet &;+ 0+4daily(

04 of teens own a cellphone


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What


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8mpact of media types

8nduced fear and pho!ias

Media multi tasking affects attention

@eality vs. fantasy


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8mpact of high exposure on!ehaviour and mental health

Middle schoolers use more media than any other agegroup &1 hrs., 2+ min per day(

%ower academic achievement, grades

%ower attachment to schoolShorter attention spans

Bmong youth who report internet harassmentvictimi3ation and unwanted sexual encounters

&sexting(, *4 report extreme upset


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'xposure and violence

>isiting hate and satanic sites are associated withsignificantly elevated odds of violent !ehaviourperpetration

'xposure to media violence does not affect allchildren in the same way.


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y!er !ullying

;4 of their students !etween 1#2 have !eeninvolved directly or indirectly in a cy!er !ullyingincident as the cy!er !ully, victim or friend

When the Internet, cellphones or other devicesare used to send or posttext or images intendedto hurt or embarrassanother person.


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y!er !ullying

$irect Aullying= &more typical of !oys(

5 6pen physical attacks on victim

5 >er!al &threats, emotional harm(

8ndirect &@elational( Aullying= &more typical of girls( 5 Social isolation

5 Peer reCection

y!er !ullying/ electronic aggression

5 Social network sites, face!ook, twitter, email

5 Alow down pages fake sites created to spreadrumors


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Media 'ffects and Kouth

>iolence

Sexually 'xplicit ontent

$rug L Blcohol -se

Aody 8mageStereotyping


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Ways to om!at 9egative Media 'ffects Without 6vert @egulation

'ducating Kouth in Media %iteracy

Parent#hild 8nteraction

Moderation of media consumption

Spending offline time more than online time

Spending more time with family

hoosing to meet people in person rather than online

Koga/exerciseseeping a check on internet activity and avoiding

excessive usage


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Some pics depicting effect ofsocial media


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effects of social networking sites on youth