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W I T H N E W W A Y S T O P R O D U C E , S P R E A D A N DO B T A I N N E W S ¹ , I T H A S B E E N P R O V E N T O H A V E
N E G A T I V E P S Y C H O L O G I C A L E F F E C T S O N Y O U N GP E O P L E .
William Iven
¹Rosengard, D., M. TuckerMclaughlin, and T. Brown. "Students and Social News: How College Students Share News Through Social
Media." Electronic News 8.2 (2014): 12037. Web.
Olu Eletu
William Iven
Ryan McGuire
²"Social Media, Social Life: How Teens View Their Digital Lives." A Common Sense Research Study.Common Sense Media, n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2016.
Damian Zaleski
²
IN FACT...
TWO-THIRDS of teenagers text EVERYDAY and OVER HALF visitsocial networking sites DAILY.³
This hyper-active presence of teens on social networks is bound tohave a psychological impact…
³Social Media, Social Life: How Teens View Their Digital Lives." A Common Sense Research Study. CommonSense Media, n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2016.
“Previous correlational research indicates that adolescentgirls who use social network sites more frequently are
more dissatisfied with their bodies.⁴”
⁴de Vries, D.A., Peter, J., de Graaf, H. et al. J Youth Adolescence (2016) 45: 211. doi:10.1007/s1096401502664
Volkan Olmez
The New YorkTimes reports thatyoung people whospend lots of time theirpeers’ online photosend up their own bodies
⁵DAMOUR, LISA. "FOR TEENAGE GIRLS, SWIMSUIT SEASONNEVER ENDS." NEW YORK TIMES BLOGS: WELL. THE NEWYORK TIMES, 10 AUG. 2016. WEB. 17 OCT. 2016.
assessing
perceiving
poorly⁵.
David Marcu
21% of teen social
media users report
feeling worse
about their own
life because of
what they see
from other friends
on social media⁶.
Tim Gouw
⁶ Amanda Lenhart, Aaron Smith, Monica Anderson, Maeve Duggan,Andrew Perrin, 2015, Teens, technology and friendships, Pew Research
Center, viewed 20 October 2016, <http://apo.org.au/node/56457>.
Where does this come from?
Are teens trying to reach an
unattainable sense of perfection that is
costing them their mental health?
VIKTOR HANACEK
39% " of teens on social media say they feel
to post content that will bepressure and get lotspopular comments
or likes ⁷"
⁷⁷Amanda Lenhart, Aaron Smith, Monica Anderson, Maeve Duggan, Andrew Perrin, 2015, Teens,
technology and friendships, Pew Research Center, viewed 20 October 2016,
<http://apo.org.au/node/56457>.
This quest for perfection is taking a toll on
teenagers’ well being.
Charlz Gutiérrez De Piñeres Manu Camargo
Agberto Guimaraes
25%A recent study
social mediatwo hours
poor
distress
health support⁸
⁸Payne, E. (2015, Aug 08). Teens' poor mental health linked to social media use. The Ottawa CitizenRetrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1702249271?accountid=6180
This obsessive preoccupation with social mediaimage is said to not only have a negative effecton body image, but on academic performance.
Lacie Slezak
Excessive time on social media sites can detract teens fromfocusing on their studies.
“It turns out you could actually be so preoccupied with your bodyimage after a scrolling session that you do worse in school.⁹”
⁹McNamara, Brittney. "Looking at Instagram Could Make Your Grades and Body Image Worse." Teen Vogue. Conde Nast, 12 Aug. 2016. Web.
17 Oct. 2016.
32% of people admit to using social media for “surveillance and watching ofothers”¹⁰. Whitling and Williams’ study states that many are “nosey”, they “spy onpeople”, they “creep on people”, … Many individuals mentioned that they want toknow what others are doing and that they try and keep up with others.¹¹”
¹⁰Anita Whiting, David Williams, "Why people use social media: a uses and gratifications approach", Qualitative Market Research: An
International Journal, Vol. 16 Iss: 4, pp.362 369
¹¹ Ibid.
Ryan McGuire
This constant preoccupation with keeping up with othersseverely impacts teens.
Steinar La Engeland
For those who want to be kept up with, however, “Facebook gives thosewith narcissistic tendencies an opportunity to exploit the site and getthe feedback they need to become the centre of attention¹²”
¹²Part 2 Media Use Research Slides PDF (lecture notes)
Mink Mingle
¹³Payne, E. (2015, Aug 08). Teens' poor mental health linked to social media use. The Ottawa Citizen Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/1702249271?accountid=6180
Paula Lavalle Dai KE
“Teens face challenges trying to constructan appropriate and authentic onlinepersona for multiple audiences, includingadults and peers.¹⁴”
María Victoria Heredia Reyes
¹⁴Amanda Lenhart, Aaron Smith, Monica Anderson, Maeve Duggan, Andrew Perrin, 2015, Teens, technology and friendships, Pew Research Center, viewed 20 October 2016,<http://apo.org.au/node/56457>.
⁵
¹⁵Amanda Lenhart, Aaron Smith, Monica Anderson, Maeve Duggan, Andrew Perrin, 2015, Teens, technology and friendships, Pew ResearchCenter, viewed 20 October 2016, <http://apo.org.au/node/56457>.
Despite the negative impacts of social media on teens’ mental health, Teen
Vogue suggests remembering that “that social media always involves some
trickery. You wouldn't post a picture of yourself online that you thought
looked bad, so just like you, your friends are cherry picking what goes up.¹⁶”
¹⁶McNamara, Brittney. "Looking at Instagram Could Make Your Grades and Body Image Worse." Teen Vogue. Conde Nast, 12 Aug. 2016.
Web. 17 Oct. 2016.
Siddharth Bhogra
¹⁷
¹7McNamara, Brittney. "Looking at Instagram Could Make Your Grades and Body Image Worse." Teen Vogue. Conde Nast, 12 Aug. 2016.
Web. 17 Oct. 2016.
FILM 240 ASSIGNMENT 2: FLIP BOOK
Works Cited
By Léa Lotey-Goodman
1) Rosengard, D., M. Tucker-Mclaughlin, and T. Brown. "Students and Social News: How College Students Share News
Through Social Media." Electronic News 8.2 (2014): 120-37. Web.
2) Social Media, Social Life: How Teens View Their Digital Lives." A Common Sense Research Study. Common Sense
Media, n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2016.
3) Social Media, Social Life: How Teens View Their Digital Lives." A Common Sense Research Study. Common Sense
Media, n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2016.
4) de Vries, D.A., Peter, J., de Graaf, H. et al. J Youth Adolescence (2016) 45: 211. doi:10.1007/s10964-015-0266-4
5) DAMOUR, LISA. "FOR TEENAGE GIRLS, SWIMSUIT SEASON NEVER ENDS." NEW YORK TIMES BLOGS: WELL. THE NEW
YORK TIMES, 10 AUG. 2016. WEB. 17 OCT. 2016
6) Amanda Lenhart, Aaron Smith, Monica Anderson, Maeve Duggan, Andrew Perrin, 2015, Teens, technology and
friendships, Pew Research Center, viewed 17 October 2016, <http://apo.org.au/node/56457>.
7) Amanda Lenhart, Aaron Smith, Monica Anderson, Maeve Duggan, Andrew Perrin, 2015, Teens, technology and
friendships, Pew Research Center, viewed 20 October 2016, <http://apo.org.au/node/56457>.
8) Payne, E. (2015, Aug 08). Teens' poor mental health linked to social media use. The Ottawa Citizen Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/1702249271?accountid=6180
FILM 240 ASSIGNMENT 2: FLIP BOOK
Works Cited
By Léa Lotey-Goodman
9) McNamara, Brittney. "Looking at Instagram Could Make Your Grades and Body Image Worse." Teen Vogue. Conde
Nast, 12 Aug. 2016. Web. 17 Oct. 2016.
10) Anita Whiting, David Williams, "Why people use social media: a uses and gratifications approach", Qualitative Marke
Research: An International Journal, Vol. 16 Iss: 4, pp.362 - 369
11) Ibid.
12) Part 2 Media Use Research Slides PDF (lecture notes)
13) Payne, E. (2015, Aug 08). Teens' poor mental health linked to social media use. The Ottawa Citizen Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/1702249271?accountid=6180
14) Amanda Lenhart, Aaron Smith, Monica Anderson, Maeve Duggan, Andrew Perrin, 2015, Teens, technology and
friendships, Pew Research Center, viewed 20 October 2016, <http://apo.org.au/node/56457>.
15) Amanda Lenhart, Aaron Smith, Monica Anderson, Maeve Duggan, Andrew Perrin, 2015, Teens, technology and
friendships, Pew Research Center, viewed 20 October 2016, <http://apo.org.au/node/56457>.
16) McNamara, Brittney. "Looking at Instagram Could Make Your Grades and Body Image Worse." Teen Vogue. Conde
Nast, 12 Aug. 2016. Web. 17 Oct. 2016.
17) Ibid.