THE NEGATIVE AFFECTS OFSOCIAL MEDIA ON TEEN MENTAL

HEALTH

Creative commons: TZA, Jan 20th 2009

PRESENTATION

OUTLINE

SOME STATISTICS

FINDING THE

CORRELATION

VARIOUS MENTAL

ILLNESSES

CASE STUDY

HOW DO WE CREATE A

HEALTHIER FUTURE

Creative Commons: Fernanda

Guerra, January 30th 2012

"Aided by the convenience andconstant access provided by

smartphones, 92% of teens reportgoing online daily”- Amanda

LenhartCreative Commons: Sean

MacEntee, November 10th 2010

What it comes down to: is yourInstagram about your life or is your

life about your Instagram?

Creative Commons: Joan Grífols, October 10th 2015

#doitfortheinsta

PEOPLE ONLY POST THEIR BESTMOMENTS

Creative Commons: Zach Dischner, September 12, 2014

Many teens feel they need to

project an attractive and

"likeable" image through their

social media platforms.

(lenhart, 2015)

WHERE DO THESETWO THINGCONNECT?

Creative Commons: Bernard Spragg,May 5th 2013

1 in 10 children and young people (aged 5 - 16)suffer from a diagnosable mental health

disorder

Creative Commons: Took, May 23rd, 2009,

"Phones are no longer just for making calls. TV sets no

longer pull in content just from antennas, satellites or

cables. The media world has changed."-susan krashinsky

Creative Commons: Mrch3rd, 2014

There is a

dopamine

rush given

when one

receives

verification

and support

via social

media

platforms

Creative Commons: Thomas Angermann, May 26th, 2011 

Bombarded by

unideal social

constructed norms;

leaving viewers

forever inferior

-EATING DISORDERS

Creative Commons: Erin Nekervis, December 24th 2006

How does this affect teens mentalhealth?

Creative Commons: Janine, Sept 9th 2009

Is this a true representation of everybody type?

Victoria's Secret ad "A Body For

Every Body."

WHEN ONE'S ENTIRE

NEWFEED IS FULL OF

PEOPLE DOING EXITING

ADVENTURES, AMAZING

DATES, IT IS OBVIOUS WHY

THERE IS ADDED ANXIETY

AROUND WHAT ONE POSTS

AND WHEN THEY POST IT

DEPRESSIVE MENTAL

DISORDER

Creative Commons: Frontierofficial,May 1st 2012

"The problem is when you are 17 or 16

or 15, part of your coping mechanism

is social media and it is very

difficult to uncouple those things,"

-(Payne, 2015)

Creative Commons: Megan, March 17th 2009

CYBERBULLYING

Creative Commons: Wen Tong Neo, May 20th 2006

52 percent of youngpeople report being

cyber bullied.

Creative Commons: Irish Typepad, October 29th, 2012

Creative Commons: Mark Hasiuk

AMANDA TODD

WE Cannot remove social media from

existing, so what is the

SOLUTION?

"No one is saying, 'Toss the phone inthe garbage.' They are saying limit

it." (Payne, 2015).

Creative Commons:Kama Guezalova, July 15, 2009

If we can usesocial media for

its manybenefits,without

allowing it totakeover,

everyone wins.

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