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1. file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/55247-the-impact-of-social-media-on-youth-mental-
health-challenges-and-opportunities.pdf

The use of social media among adolescents has been linked to a range of potential
benefits, including social connection, identity exploration, and creative expression.
81% of teens report that social media allows them to feel more connected to their
friends, and 77% of adolescents reported that social media was at least “somewhat”
important for keeping up with friends on a day-to-day basis. Additionally, the public
and highly accessible nature of social media creates the possibility for establishing
new connections online, which may provide opportunities to receive online social
support for certain youth, particularly those who may not have access to communities
of similar peers. Additionally, social media presents unprecedented opportunities for
increasing mental health awareness, and social media-based health promotion
efforts have been tested for a variety of mental and behavioural health concerns.

2. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563216300024
The use of social media in higher education
Social media can be developed as an appropriate tool for teaching and
learning purposes, particularly to enhance interactions between
academics and their students. Studies have shown that relationships
formed on Facebook or other social media tools between faculty
members and students opened communication and resulted in an
enhanced learning environment. Additionally, studies have shown
that students report more interest in the potential of social media,
particularly Facebook, as an instructional tool compared to faculty
members. Additionally, studies have shown that using social media
by institutions as a tool for engaging and involving students in
academic life is likely to yield more positive results and would help
institutions to fulfill their objectives. In an era of social learning,
social media can play an important role in developing tourism
education and support online learning. Social media consist of
several activities such as communication with friends, watching news,
sharing photos, videos, involvement in public topic discussion,
adding instant message with real-time web chat, and playing games.
3. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0273475315583748
Social media is defined as a variety of new sources of online information that are
created, circulated, and used by consumers intent on educating each other about
products, brands, services, personalities, and issues. Research has been mixed with
regard to the role of social media in people’s lives and the extent to which social
media tools lead to positive outcomes. However, some scholars have advocated the
use of social media in education, while others have argued against it. Research has
been mixed with regard to the role of social media in people’s lives and the extent to
which social media tools lead to positive outcomes. Research has explored the
extent to which students use particular social media tools in the classroom.
Poelhuber and Anderson (2011) found that males and younger students have more
positive attitudes toward technology and greater experience with social media. Zula,
Yarrish, and Pawelzik (2011) found that younger students (18-20 years old) spent
less time on career exploration research than older students (21-24 years old). Other
researchers have documented the success and/or challenges related to the use of
particular social media tools in the classroom. For example, M. D. Kaplan et al.
(2010) demonstrate through qualitative and quantitative measures that a blogging
project can lead to a range of positive outcomes in the classroom for students,
including facilitating their effective application of marketing theory to practice,
enhancing an interdisciplinary focus, and increasing familiarity with technologies.

Payne et al. (2011) also use a project-based approach, whereby students create a
spoof video for a semester-long project on viral marketing. This text discusses the
use of social media in classrooms and how it can enhance motivation, engagement,
team management, and communication, as well as knowledge of viral marketing.
Rinaldo et al. (2011) explored the use of a microblogging tool, Twitter, in a business
classroom and advocated its benefits for student engagement in experiential
learning. Junco et al. (2011) examined the use of Twitter in the classroom with
preprofessional health students for a semester-long experiential project and found
that students had a significantly greater increase in engagement and higher semester
grade point averages. Taylor et al. (2012) found that Facebook may not be an ideal
tool to use in the classroom due to students’ desires to compartmentalize
professional and personal identities, the fear of negative consequences, and a
perceived lack of need.
This study focuses on three primary research questions: (a) what are students’
experiences with the use of social media? (b) what are their perceptions on the use
of social media in education? and (c) what are students’ motives for its use in higher
education.
4. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shabir-Bhat/publication/
323018957_Effects_of_Social_Media_on_Mental_Health_A_Review/links/
5a7c9e97aca272341aeb7472/Effects-of-Social-Media-on-Mental-Health-A-
Review.pdf
Effects of Social Media on Mental Health
Social media is an electronic communication method that enables users to establish
online communities for the exchange of knowledge, concepts, private messages, and
other content. With an estimated 1 billion active users in 2015, it has established
itself as a necessary component of daily life. The total impact of frequent usage of
social media on users' wellbeing and mental health, however, is not well understood.
Studies on social media use and its negative effects, such as an increase in anxiety,
stress, sadness, and loneliness, are categorised. Concerns about social media's
negative impacts are raised by the younger generation's greater use of it.
 Social Media & Stress
Social media addiction is on the rise in the modern world, making it hard to cut down
on use. Those who worry about the likes and comments on their posted photographs
and videos suffer from a serious mental health issue called anxiety. In their 2015
study, Kaur and Bashir looked at both the positive and negative effects of social
media on adolescent mental health. The positive effects included socialisation,
improved communication, learning opportunities, and access to health information,
while the negative effects included depression, online harassment, cyberbullying,
sexting, exhaustion, stress, emotional repression, and intellectual decline.
Social Media and Depression
Problems with one's mental health, such as loneliness and sadness, have been
related to the use of social media. Excessive usage of social media has been linked
in research to mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. Yet, participating
in a variety of social activities, such as talking or gaming, may help lower the chance
of developing depression.

5. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563213000800
The functionalities of social media have made it more simpler to maintain
relationships with one's friends, family, and other acquaintances. The fact that time is
limited, however, means that individuals will have to skip out on potentially enriching
experiences. Because of this, there has been a surge in general interest and a rise in
interest in social media.

6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4857587/
Sleep disturbance among young adults is a major issue, with 40% of American adults
reporting getting less than 7 hours of sleep per night on weeknights. Additionally,
38% wake up feeling unrefreshed and 21% have difficulty falling asleep at least a few
nights per week. Sleep disturbance and insufficient sleep duration are associated
with daytime sleepiness and a range of poor health outcomes, such as cognitive
performance, mood, immune function, cardiovascular risk, weight, and metabolism. A
range of biological, psychosocial, and environmental factors contribute to insufficient
sleep and sleep disturbance, including biological changes in the accumulation of
homeostatic sleep pressure, increasing academic and vocational demands, and use
of substances such as alcohol and caffeine. However, little is known about
associations between use of social media (SM) and sleep quality and quantity.

The rapid growth rate of SM use in recent years raises concern that SM use may
adversely affect sleep quality and may displace total amount of sleep. Prior work that
has examined SM use and sleep has yielded inconsistent results. Two recent
reviews in this area demonstrated an inverse association between electronic media
use and sleep parameters such as longer time to fall asleep, delayed bedtime, and
reduced total sleep time. However, another study among 11–13-year-olds in the
Midlands region of the United Kingdom demonstrated that use of other technologies
such as television, music, and video games was more substantially associated with
sleep problems. This study conducted a large, nationally representative study to
assess SM use and sleep among U.S. young adults.

The specific aims were to 1) describe the extent of self-reported SM use in this
sample; 2) describe the level of self-reported sleep disturbance among this sample;
and 3) determine the association between SM use and sleep disturbance. This will
help us to better understand the impact of SM use as these individuals emerge into
 adulthood, before most chronic illnesses are established. Additionally, this study has
the unique opportunity to examine the association between SM use and sleep among
a group of young adults who are, arguably, the first generation to grow up with social
media.

7. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2056305119848743
Social media use has grown exponentially in the last decade, attracting a great deal
of academic interest. There is extant literature detailing the impacts of social media
use on its users, but there are some gaps in the literature regarding the measures
used to differentiate between active and passive usage. Active social media usage
refers to online behaviours that facilitate “direct exchanges” among users, while
passive use refers to the monitoring of others without direct engagement. These
patterns of usage have also been identified by researchers outside the fields of
psychology and communication. While there is substantial research analyzing the
effects of these usage behaviours on user outcomes, the discipline lacks a clear and
universal quantitative unit of measurement to collect this data.
8. https://www.simplilearn.com/real-impact-social-media-article
The Impact of Social Media on Politics
A new study from Pew Research claims that about one in five U.S. adults get their
political news primarily through social media. The study also finds that those who do
get their political news primarily through social media tend to be less well-informed
and more likely to be exposed to unproven claims than those who get their news
from traditional sources. Social networks play an increasingly important role in
electoral politics, first in the unsuccessful candidacy of Howard Dean in 2003, then in
the election of the first African-American president in 2008, and again in the Twitter-
driven campaign of Donald Trump. The New York Times reports that the election of
Donald J. Trump is perhaps the starkest illustration yet that social networks are
helping to fundamentally rewire human society. Social media allows people to
communicate more freely, creating surprisingly influential social organizations among
once-marginalized groups.
The Impact of Social Media on Training and Development
Job candidates who develop skills in the latest and most advanced social media
techniques are more employable. A 2020 survey by OnePoll on behalf of Pearson
and Connections Academy asked 2,000 U.S. parents and their high-school aged
children about the “new normal” of high school. Sixty-eight percent of students and
65% of their parents believe that social media will be a useful tool and part of the new
high school normal. Social media has contributed to the increase in long-distance
online learning, despite issues of lack of privacy and some instances of cheating
among long-distance learners.
The Challenges of Social Media
Social Media is a newer technology, so it is difficult to establish its long-term good
and bad consequences. However, multiple researchers have concluded a strong
relationship between heavy use of social media platforms with an increase in risk of
depression, self-harm, anxiety, and loneliness. Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) is an
exacerbated feeling that other people are living better lives or having more fun
compared with you. Cyberbullying is a problem faced by teenagers due to the
pressure to fit in, to be popular, and to outdo others. Lack of Privacy is also a
problem faced by social media users due to a lack of understanding of how the
private and public elements of an online profile actually work. Stalking, identity theft,
personal attacks, and misuse of information are some of the threats faced by social
media users.
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