Social Media Impacts
Type of online interaction involves forming a one-sided emotional bond with a public figure or influencer.
Parasocial interaction
While social media facilitates the creation of new friendships and reconnections, it also contributes to this decrease in personal interactions.
What is decreased face-to-face social interaction?
Social media apps like TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook have made this global interaction more accessible.
What is communication?
This term describes the anxiety people feel when they believe they are missing out on exciting experiences that others may be having.
What is FOMO (fear of missing out)?
This type of policy ensures that users are informed about how their data is collected and used by social media platforms.
What is a privacy policy?
A recent study involving 583 adolescents (Bilgin et al.) found that this was linked to social media addiction, particularly affecting family dynamics and parent-adolescent relationships.
What is overall distress in the family and conflicts with parents?
Social media use has been shown to impact young adults’ mental health, often leading to these two specific issues.
What are anxiety and depression?
The article "Influence of Social Media on How College Students Perceive Healthy Relationships and Consent" found significant differences in social media usage between these two groups.
What are men and women?
Studies have shown that excessive use of social media can lead to this type of sleep disturbance.
What is insomnia?
This ethical dilemma arises when social media platforms prioritize user engagement over user safety, leading to the spread of harmful content.
What is the conflict between engagement and ethical responsibility?
According to the article "Influence of Social Media on How College Students Perceive Healthy Relationships and Consent," these two social media platforms were linked to better recognition of unwanted sexual advances.
What are Facebook and Snapchat
According to research, this type of relationship can motivate individuals to adopt positive habits when approached with mindfulness.
What is a parasocial relationship?
This aspect of social media use among Students of Color contributes to their confidence in recognizing unhealthy relationships.
What is life experience?
Mindful use of social media has been linked to improvements in this type of personal well-being.
What is emotional or mental wellbeing?
Public figures and influencers often face this type of ethical issue when promoting products without clear disclosure.
What is non-disclosure of paid partnerships or sponsored content?
This developmental stage, marked by identity exploration and life instability, shows unique challenges in how social media impacts relationships compared to adolescence.
What is young adulthood?
The portrayal of highly sexualized avatars in video games has been shown to influence adolescents to accept this behavior.
promotes men's likelihood to endorse gender stereotypes and sexual harassment.
Excessive social media use can blur the lines of this concept, making it essential to set boundaries.
What is a healthy relationship?
The constant exposure to curated images and content often leads to unrealistic comparisons, resulting in this negative feeling.
What is low self-esteem?
Sharing too much personal information online can lead to this security risk.
What is identity theft?
This chapter explains how online anonymity on social media can lead to harmful behaviors such as cyberbullying and the perpetuation of stereotypes.
What is Chapter 7 of the article "Social Media and Adolescent Health"?
This type of media portrayal can affect how adolescents perceive gender roles and contribute to disrespectful attitudes toward women.
What are stereotypical portrayals of women in video games?
Social media platforms contribute to the dissemination of health information but can also spread this harmful type of information.
What is misinformation?
Social media platforms have introduced these features to help users monitor and reduce screen time.
What are screen time trackers or digital wellbeing tools?
This type of legislation, enacted in Europe, aims to protect user data privacy on social media platforms.
What is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?