Lincoln May

Professor Elizabeth Glass

English 102

4 March 2023

Annotated Bibliography

Hou, Yubo, et al. "Social media addiction: Its impact, mediation, and intervention."

Cyberpsychology: Journal of psychosocial research on cyberspace 13.1 (2019).

This article is a peer-reviewed academic article that goes in-depth with research on the

cause of social media addiction and the consequences that come with it. In the study, they

determined that social media addiction negatively affected the mental health and academic

success of college students. It also found that the self-esteem of the participants where affected

as well. This article comes from Masaryk University and The Journal of Research on

Cyberspace. The article was written by Yubo Hou, Dan Xiong, Tonglin Jiang, Lily Song, and Qi

Wang. Between them, they share credentials from Peking University, Southwest University, The

University of Hong Kong Institute of Psychology - Chinese Academy of Science, and Cornell

University. This is a peer-reviewed scientific source. The article references many articles and

contains funded research which makes it very reliable. This source is closely related to other

sources that will be used for my research paper and annotated bibliography and it would be

interesting to pair this with a source that goes deeper into the causation behind social media

addiction. It helps my research paper because it clearly identifies proven negative effects of

social media, however, because the paper only talks about negative effects I should find a source

that mentions the positive effects of social media and online interaction to avoid bias.
Uhls, Yalda T., Nicole B. Ellison, and Kaveri Subrahmanyam. "Benefits and costs of social

media in adolescence." Pediatrics 140.Supplement_2 (2017): S67-S70.Uhls, Yalda T., Nicole B.

Ellison, and Kaveri Subrahmanyam. "Benefits and costs of social media in adolescence."

Pediatrics 140.Supplement_2 (2017): S67-S70.

This article is a peer-reviewed academic article that goes in-depth with research on the

benefits and the cost of social media in adolescents. The study found that some of the benefits

that social media use can have on adolescents are identity development and exploration,

aspirational development, peer engagement and approval, and developing and maintaining

friendships. The article also found that some of the negatives of adolescents' exposure to social

media are depression, anxiety, and online bullying. The article was written by Yalda T. Uhls,

Nicole B. Ellison, and Kaveri Subrahmanyam. All three have a Ph.D., two from the University

of California and one from the University of Michigan. This is a peer-reviewed scientific article,

so it is a very reliable source. The article was published by The American Academy of

Pediatrics. This is a primary source. This article is similar to the source from the Journal of

psychosocial research on cyberspace but this article talks about the benefits that social media

can bring, which is essential to acknowledge. Both articles found similar results in the negatives

of social media use in adolescents. This article helps with my research paper because it provides

more evidence of social media's effects on adolescents.

Richards, Deborah, Patrina HY Caldwell, and Henry Go. "Impact of social media on the health

of children and young people." Journal of pediatrics and child health 51.12 (2015): 1152-1157.

This article is a peer-reviewed academic article that reviews multiple studies on the

impact of social media on the health of children and young people. The article found that the

was a link between high social media usage and issues with self-esteem and body image, as well

as issues with cyberbullying. In the article, the cause and effect of the issues themselves are hard

to determine and that is thought to be due to the fact that the severity of negative effects of social

media is different per person. The article was written by Deborah Richards, Patrina HY

Caldwell, and Henry Go. Deborah Richards and Henry Go both have credentials from

Macquarie University. Caldwell is a professor at the Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health,

The Children's Hospital at Westmead. It is a peer-reviewed source. This is a reliable academic

source that was published by the Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health. This is a primary

source. This source works with the article from The American Academy of Pediatrics and the

article from the Journal of psychosocial research on cyberspace. They all have evidence that

strongly supports certain negative effects that can come with social media which is why it is

important to my research paper.

Perloff, Richard M. "Social media effects on young women’s body image concerns: Theoretical

perspectives and an agenda for research." Sex roles 71.11-12 (2014): 363-377.

This article focuses more specifically on the effect that social media has on young

women. Their research shows that social media can often negatively impact the body image of
young women. The report shows that social media can cause comparisons, which cause

problems with body satisfaction. The article also mentions how social media is linked to causing

eating disorders in female youth. The article was written by Richard M. Perloff, who has

credentials from the School of Communication, at Cleveland State University. It is also a peer-

reviewed, academic source. This is a peer-reviewed scientific source. The article references

many articles and contains funded research which makes it very reliable. It is a primary source.

This article works well with the other sources for my annotated bibliography because it provides

evidence for social media’s effects on young women. The article helps my paper because it

provides clear evidence on social media’s harmful effects on young women.

“Under-18 TikTok Users to Be Limited to One Hour – until They Change Settings.” The

Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 1 Mar. 2023,

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/01/under-18-tiktok-users-to-be-

limited-to-one-hour-until-they-change-settings.

This source is an article by The Guardian. The article talks about the announcement that

Tiktok has recently made stating that by default, users under 18 will be limited to sixty minutes

on the app per day. The new feature will restrict access for teenagers however, the feature can be

easily disabled in settings. The app has also introduced a feature called family sharing. This

way a parent can link their own account to a child’s account and allows the parent to set more

restrictions on the child’s account. The article was written by Alex Hern, his is the UK

technology editor for The Guardian. The article is not peer reviewed. The Guardian is a news
source that is reliable although according to “Allsides media bias rating” the Guardian leans left

in coverage and sources. The article is not an academic source, it is a news article. It is not a

primary source. This article relates well with the other articles in my bibliography. This is

because the other articles discuss all the negative effects social media has on teenagers and

children, and this article points out a social media company trying to monitor addiction in

children. The source helps my paper because it is a specific example of a social media company

trying to monitor addiction