Adyia Gibson

27 March 2024

Dr. Whitener

English 102-021

Annotated Bibliography

Does social media worsen the mental well-being of teenagers?

Annie. (2023, August 10). Social media and Teen Mental Health. The Annie E. Casey
Foundation. https://www.aecf.org/blog/social-medias-concerning-effect-on-teen-mental-
health

The authors at the “Annie E. Casey Foundation,” uses evidence from the U.S Surgeon

Generals 2023 social media and Youth Mental Health advisory which outlines scientific

evidence on how social media impacts a teenager mental health. The advisory was

recommended to many technology companies so that the companies could make their apps

or websites safer. Children that use social media more than three hours a day can face a

higher risk of poor mental health outcomes. The authors use surveys from eighth to tenth

grade students to collect data for their evidence. Using social media can cause anxiety,

depression, and loss of sleep.

Columbia. (2022, April 22). Is social media threatening teens’ mental health and well-

being? Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/social-media-threatening-teens-mental-health-and-

well-being

At age twelve is when most teenagers join social media. Research shows that the more

time on social media the more likely that someone will experience mental health like
 anxiety and depression. The authors from this article used some evidence from the director

of the Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders Anne Marie Albano

to discuss how harmful social media. Most kids during their teenage years worry about

their self- image and fitting in with other people. Teens are also looking at the social media

websites at a negative angle, like comparing their life to others like friends or influencers.

This article explains social media from a negative angle.

Ehmke, R. (2023a, August 10). How using social media affects teenagers. Child Mind Institute.
https://childmind.org/article/how-using-social-media-affects-teenagers/

A lot of people worry that teens become more anxious and have low self-esteem because

of social media and texting. It is very common for kids to feel like everyone online looks

better than them which can mislead to hurt feelings. Teens try to use photos that make

them look perfect. Social media tends to lower kids’ self-esteem so kids should try

something that their interested in, so they can feel good about what they do instead of what

they look like. The Child Mind Institute gives suggestions on how to help teens find

something their interested in instead of being on social media all the time.

Katella, K. (2024, January 8). How social media affects your teen’s mental health: A parent’s
guide. Yale Medicine. https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/social-media-teen-mental-health-a-
parents-guide#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20research%20study,including%20depression
%20and%20anxiety%20symptoms.

The author at Yale Medicine and a United States surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD,

MBA, released “Social Media and Youth Mental Health”, the General uses evidence to prove

that social media led to mental health problems. Although there is some proof that social media

leads to mental health problems Dr. Murthy thinks that there is more research needed to

understand the full impact. Mental health has been a problem among teenagers for over a decade,
some may think that social media is one of the problems. Dr. Murthy and Dr. Mayes uses

growing evidence to try to explain to parents to get their teenagers to use social media in a good

way.

Mayo Staff. (2024, January 18). How to help your teen navigate social media. Mayo Clinic.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/tween-and-teen-health/in-depth/teens-and-
social-media-use/art-20474437

Mayo Clinic Staff used evidence from a survey with about 1,300 responses that

discovered that at least 35% teens use at least one social media app more than several times a

day. In another study it showed that teenagers from ages twelve to fifth teen in the U.S spent at

least three hours a day using social media. Although social media plays a huge part in a lot of

teenager’s daily lives it does not affect every teenager the same way. Not all teens use social

media in an unhealthy way. The risk of social media varies from how much time a teen spends

on an app.