Homework 1

Source Author’s Claim How they How it connects Your analysis

support claim to or builds upon of how the
other sources author
contributes to
your research
on the topic

1. The author claims that An assessment This adds a I think this

long periods of being was done on two connection to the author
Short-term effects of a social media-based
sat in front of a screen separate groups. other sources contributes to
intervention on the physical and mental
health are a threat to chronic It tested both because with the my topic
diseases. Also remarks physical and study it is found because they
Short‐term effects of a social media‐based that poor mental mental health. that working created a study
intervention on the physical and mental
health is linked with They tested the remotely on workers
health of remotely working young software
professionals: A randomised controlled sickness and low mental health of significantly who work
trial - Muniswamy - 2022 - Applied workability at a desk. workers by reduces mental remotely with
Psychology: Health and Well-Being - Wiley using and physical little to no
Online Library
Depression health. Workers chance of
Anxiety Stress suffer from mild to being on their
Scale and tested moderate feet. It showed
through a depression, how being in
modified anxiety, and stress. front of a
Workers Living screen can
Activity Time significantly
Questionnaire. reduce a
person’s
mental health.

2.
The Impact of Social Media
on College Mental Health
During the COVID-19 Pandemic:
a Multinational Review
of the Existing Literature
The Impact of Social Media
on College Mental Health
During the COVID-19
Pandemic: a Multinational
Review of the Existing
Literature - Texas A and M
International University
(exlibrisgroup.com)
The author claims 360 articles were This adds somewhat I am undecided if
that since the reviewed and only 6 of a connection to my this has any
COVID-19 were original topic because it is a contribution to my
pandemic occurred observational study about social topic. Although it
the levels of anxiety, studies of college media and mental does speak on
depression, and use students’ mental health, but the study is social media and
of social media have health related to too complex to its effects on
all increased among social media. In determine if or not mental health it is
college students. these studied social media is the not quite
The author claims articles the main factor in these determined if it is a
that with COVID-19 conclusion of social issues. Since it was a factor in the
occurring people media having a study conducted development of
developed an relevance to mental during experiencing mental illness.
extensive use of illness was COVID-19 the Yes, the use of
smartphones which complex. These conclusion gives social media
possibly led to the mixed signals mixed signals. It appears to be
increase of anxiety started to signify appears that social associated with
and depression. that the levels of media may have some mental health
stress and relation to mental symptoms in this
depression were a illness, yet it is hard conducted research
factor due to the to determine due to other factors were
COVID-19 other factors at play that could
pandemic. Although presented. have affected these
these mental college students
illnesses were seen mental health.
among college
students it is
believed that people
who already suffer
from mental illness
are whom use social
media frequently as
a coping
mechanism.
3. The authors claim that The claim is The research The author and
social media plays a supported by conducted their research
Smartphone, Social Media, and Mental
Health App Use in an Acute factor in developing surveying 332 connects to other contribute to
Transdiagnostic Psychiatric Sample depression. patients who sources because it my topic
Smartphone, Social Media, and Mental currently attend determines how because their
Health App Use in an Acute Transdiagnostic an adult hospital the use of social goal in
Psychiatric Sample - Texas A and M
partial program media is a factor in determining if
International University (exlibrisgroup.com)
and measuring higher levels of social media is
smartphone use, anxiety and linked to
engagement depression in mental illness
scale, patient nonclinical is tested by a
health samples. A greater survey done on
questionnaire, amount spent on patients. Due
generalized social media was to the survey,
anxiety scale, correlated to it is concluded
and clinical higher levels of that social
global depression among media may be
improvement individuals a factor in
scale. receiving developing or
impatient worsening
psychiatric mental illness.
treatment. The most
common
mental health
issues seen
because of
social media
are anxiety and
depression.
Excessive use
of cellular
devices can
also be a link
to these mental
illnesses as
presented in
the survey.
4. The authors claim that The claim is This study adds I believe this
the more a person is supported by connectivity to my source is great
It's Time to Confront Student Mental
dependent on social psychiatrists and sources because it for my topic
Health Issues Associated with
Smartphones and Social Media media or is at reach of educators who is done by doctors since its focus
it the feeling of have studied the who are credible. is social media
It's Time to Confront Student Mental Health unhappiness tends to effects of social These doctors affecting
Issues Associated with Smartphones and increase. The author media on the focus on the mental health.
Social Media - ProQuest
claims that social youth. Not only mental aspect and All
media has created have they determine that information is
substantial negative studied but social media is a backed from
effects on youth. The observed how factor in doctors who
authors also correlate smartphones developing mental are able to
the rise of anxiety and have come to health. The claim determine
depression with the affect the youth that excessive use social media
rise of smartphones. and develop of social media is and its dark
mental illness. linked to increased side to our
feeling of youth.
happiness comes
to show social
media and its
effects.

5. The author claims that The claim is This source adds a This source
people are fixated on supported by connection to the contributes to
Smartphones, social media use and my topic
youth mental health
social media due to studies done on other sources by
“FOMO” which adolescents and identifying how because it
studies
means fear of missing the effects they social media
adolescents and
Smartphones, social media use and out. The authors claim have developed influences people.
the way social
youth mental health | CMAJ that adolescents begin due to social Whether it’s media affects
to develop of sense of media. mental or social them. They
feeling not enough effects. study how
and start to compare social media can
themselves to other affect
due to social media. adolescents and
even study if it
can be a factor
in self-harm
among
adolescents. In
the reading, it
can be
concluded that
social media is a
factor in
adolescents'
 constant feeling
of comparison,
envy, and
worthlessness.

6. The author claims that The research This source creates My analysis of
the exposure of social was measured a connection by this source is
Mental health problems and social media
exposure during COVID-19 outbreak
media due to the by a study that studying people that the effects
Mental health problems and social COVID-19 outbreak assessed 4872 and the mental social media
media exposure during COVID-19 significantly people. The illnesses has on mental
outbreak - Texas A and M International deteriorated people’s assessments developed by the health were
University (exlibrisgroup.com) mental illnesses. The tested both excessive use of overlooked
author claims that depression and social media. Not until the
anxiety and depression anxiety. Where only was social pandemic hit
were the most both mental media that factor us and it
common to develop illnesses were for these mental revealed the
from exposure to the most seen illnesses, but the shadows of
social media during government COVID-19 social media
the outbreak. officials decided outbreak also on mental
that mental played a health.
illness was an significant role in
issue that should the development
be paid closer of these mental
attention to. illnesses.
7. The author claims that The claim is This connects to I believe this
social media has supported by the the other sources source
Social Media Use and Mental Health and
Well-Being Among Adolescents – A
become something study of social because it studies contributes to
Scoping Review integrated in our daily media and its the mental and my topic
Social Media Use and Mental Health lives. Due to the mental and pathological because it
and Well-Being Among Adolescents – A study’s authors claim pathological effects on a investigates
Scoping Review - Texas A and M that the use of social effects on person. the effects
International University and the expectancy of people social media
(exlibrisgroup.com) something negative specifically has on mental
from it is rare, adolescents health. Not
since they are only does it
the most study the
engaged in it. effects
mentally but
also
pathological.
Which is
studying the
effects on a
being overall.
8. The author’s claim is This claim is This study adds My analysis of
that social media may supported by a connectivity to my this study is
Social Media Use and Mental Health
be a factor in bad study on 467 topic and a that the author
among Young Adults
mental health. Social young adults stronger point did a great job
Social Media Use and Mental Health media is a cause of and their time because it is found in stating the
among Young Adults - Texas A and M negative mental health spent on social that suicidal affect social
International University problems like media. The ideation is a factor media has on
(exlibrisgroup.com)
suicidality, loneliness, results from this of social media young adults
and decreased examination use. Social media and proceeds
empathy. were suicidal causes strong to include how
ideation, negative emotions it also is a
loneliness, lack but does too cause factor in
of empathy, and thoughts of suicide suicide
increased social which is severe ideation. The
anxiety levels. from social media. results of
social media
has a string
relation which
benefits
enhancement
in my topic.

9. The author’s claim is This claim is This author My analysis of

that higher supported by a contributes to my the authors
Problematic social media use and mental problematic social survey done on topic by presenting contribution is
health (depression, anxiety, and insomnia) media use leads to an 466 adults mental disorders that this study
among Lebanese adults: Any mediating
increase of depression, which measured caused using is beneficial to
effect of stress?
anxiety, insomnia, but dependency on problematic social my topic
Problematic social media use and mental
not stress. The social media, media. Through because it
health (depression, anxiety, and insomnia)
among Lebanese adults: Any mediating author’s study showed measured the survey shows how
effect of stress? - Texas A and M that problematic social depression, conducted depression and
International University media led to anxiety, problematic social anxiety are
(exlibrisgroup.com) psychological insomnia, and media is a factor results from
disorders. stress with a of depression, social media
scale. anxiety, insomnia and even
but not stress. includes how
insomnia can
be a result.
Surprised that
stress is not
one of them.

10. The authors make a This claim is The authors claim My analysis is
claim by referencing supported by has connectivity to that this study
Adolescence, Social Media and Mental
National Crime studies done my topic by among
Health
Records Bureau since COVID- including the adolescents
Adolescence, Social Media and Mental (NCRB) 2020 report 19 has occurred mental disorder and social
Health - Texas A and M International that 11.396 which has led to caused by social media heavily
University (exlibrisgroup.com)
adolescents have dies depression, media as well as contributes to
by suicide 35% were insomnia, lower some physical. my topic
due to social media. academic The author also because it
The deterioration of achievement, mentions those contains a
the mind is a result of psychological who experience heavy number
the use of social media well-being, cyber bullying are of effects
among adolescents. change in eating more prone to social media
habits, develop mental has on
musculoskeletal disorders and even adolescents.
problems, have thoughts of Doesn’t show
weakness in suicide. The vague
eyes and violent author continues to information,
behavior. mention how but gives an
social media ruins overload of
the perception we causes social
carry about media has.
ourselves and self-
image.
11. The author claims that This claim is This study adds The
technology has supported by connectivity with analyzation of
Social media psychology and mental
implemented its way psychiatry that my topic by this source is
health
Social media psychology and mental health in people’s lives helps represent demonstrating a that it is
- Texas A and M International University nowadays and it has how social variety of effects resourceful
(exlibrisgroup.com) both good and bad media has both cause by social when it comes
effects on it. The good and bad to media and furthers to determining
author states that it. This study to mention cyber causes due to
social media can be mentions both bullying which is the factor of
used to self-expression sides, but the also linked with social media.
and social expression, focus of this social media and The study
but can also cause topic is the affects people mentions how
people to feel envy, shadows of mentally and it affects
not enough, depressed, social media and emotionally. people in
anxious, stressed, its effects on general but
violent, addicted, and people. also explains
cause image distortion how it affects
and suicide ideation. the genders
separately. I
believe this
source is
useful with all
the
information it
contains from
the topic.

12. The author claims that This claim is This paper This paper
social networking in supported by connects to my contributes to
Social media usage and its impact on
users’ mental health: a longitudinal study an online setting is multiple studies topic because it my topic
and inputs to policymakers linked with intentional that support explains and because like
Social media usage and its impact on users’ self-harm and suicidal mental illness informs the ways the rest of the
mental health: a longitudinal study and tendencies among led by social social media studies this
inputs to policymakers - Texas A and M adolescents. These media. influences paper also
International University mental illnesses can adolescents. The mentions
(exlibrisgroup.com)
also be linked with paper mentions suicide
poor sleep. that social media ideation due to
can cause social media.
adolescents to It doesn’t
have suicidal mention in
thoughts and acts specific what
of self-harm. Also mental
mentions how it disorder can be
can be a cause of experienced
poor academic but mentioned
performance. self-harm and
thought of
suicide.

13. The author’s claim is This claim is This study still has My analysis is
that experiencing supported by a some sort of that this is fit
Exposure to Social Media Racial
discrimination through survey contribution to my for my topic
Discrimination and Mental Health among
Adolescents of Color social media can conducted on topic because even because it
Exposure to Social Media Racial greatly affect a 100 people from though it is about expresses the
Discrimination and Mental Health among person’s mental four different racism through negative
Adolescents of Color - Texas A and M health. Racial racial/ethnic social media, outcomes of
International University discrimination can groups. These social media is social media.
(exlibrisgroup.com)
cause alcohol and groups still at play with its Yes, it speaks
substance abuse, identified Asian, negative effects. about racial
stress, and depression. black, Latinx, discrimination
Indigenous, and through social
East/Southeast. media and how
it affects
people, but
discrimination
is an issue that
is commonly
seen and has
negative
effects on it.
Being linked
to social media
adds that
relation to my
topic.

14. The author claims that This claim is This study adds My analysis is
social networks have supported by a connectivity that although
Investigating the effect of social
increased in use in cross-sectional because it studies this study only
networking site use on mental health in an young adults, but it is study that was the effects social shows that
18–34 year-old general population; a hard to determine if it done on 1,341 media has on social media
crosssectional study using the 2016 Scania
causes any negative participants mental health. The has effects on
Public Health Survey
effects to them. The (ages 18-34). study shows how the female
Investigating the effect of social author claims that This study was people from ages population, it
networking site use on mental health in an women are more tested on mental 18-34 are affected is still
18-34 year-old general population; a cross- affected by social health and the but determine that successful in
sectional study using the 2016 Scania media than men are. results were women are the showing
Public Health Survey - Texas A and M
separated by main people to relation of
International University
(exlibrisgroup.com)
gender showing suffer from it. mental
that women are disorders due
more prone to to social
suffer from media.
mental illnesses
developed from
social media.

15. The author claims that This claim is This paper adds My analysis is
the rate of depression, supported by the connectivity that the author
Digital technology under scrutiny
anxiety, and self-harm author’s because like the did right in
Scrutinizing the effects of digital have significantly counterargument previous one it exposing the
technology on mental health - Texas A and increased withing of three claims mentions how dark side of
M International University adolescents. The that are females are greatly social media
(exlibrisgroup.com) author also claims that presented saying affected by social and expressing
there is one suspect to otherwise. The media due to how it is not
blame and that is author proceeds comparison with always sugar.
social media to explain how others and the fear Social media
social media is of “missing out”. can cause
not all love and Social media has significant
light and can drove people to harm mentally
actually be become dependent especially to
harmful to of it. adolescents.
adolescents.

Homework 2

My life is a quest for a stable life that consists of a family and possibly kids. I have gained a new perspective and dream
of living in my home with a male role who will be there for my kids and me. I am not too fixated on living a life full of
riches and materialistic things. I value company, love, and care, which I believe is what motivates me as a person. I love
to love and enjoy the feeling of being loved. Sadly in a generation like this not many people value valuable people, but it
will forever be in my heart to value and cherish any person who comes to love my being.
 When asked about a role model I question it or have trouble thinking of one. I do thank my grandma and my
algebra teacher from high school. My grandma because she plays the most important role in my life, she is the person
who raised me and led me to be the lady I am today. My grandma had to play the role of a mother and to this day she
still does. She has sacrificed a lot which gives her the position of my mother. She is my mentor, and my role model
because although it wasn’t her doing she took the responsibility of raising, caring, protecting, and nurturing a human
being. Another important mentor I have met in my life is my math teacher Jonathan Loa. Loa played a significant role in
my life because regardless of my struggles which he was aware of he always viewed me as a student with excellence.
Loa always motivated me towards success in the academic and life aspects. Loa was that teacher that I could confide in
regardless of the situation. He always reached an arm out for his students and made sure all his students were aware. I
would consider these two people my mentors and role models since they helped me grow and become a better person.
They walked with me some time in my life and have taught me a lot of things that have now made me the person I am
today.

My biggest asset is my stubbornness. Although stubbornness is mostly seen as a negative trait, I believe it is my
greatest asset mainly because it goes along with my determination. I am a person who once they are placed or stuck on
something it is a must to do their best to succeed from it. I refrain myself a lot from dwelling too much or remaining
stagnant. My biggest flaw is I am too trusting and forgiving. I tend to give people the benefit of the doubt a lot even
when they have shown me their worst sides of themselves. I have a problem with believing that people are willing to
change but my heart must accept that not everyone is willing to do that. Having trust and the ability to forgive others is
not necessarily a bad thing but when it is done blindly people will take that as an advantage. People are mean and will
take kindness as a weakness.

I arrived at college in my hometown. Being born and raised in Laredo gave me the advantage of feeling the
comfort of my surroundings. It was intimidating being that it was a different environment than the ones I have been in.
Truthfully attending college was never a priority in mind being that I lacked the knowledge of it. I didn’t know how it
worked or what were the requirements since I am a first generation. I think at the very last minute I took that risk and
decided to register because I didn’t have a clue what I would do in life. I always said to myself that no matter what I
wouldn’t be a slob after high school especially because I know I have the potential to do more for myself. My college
experience has been a good one there is nothing to complain about since everything is done according to you. I think
college has increased my responsibility by a lot since everything is on your own. It intimidates me at times, but I know it
is nothing I cannot overcome. This semester seems to be more challenging than my first, but I will make sure to give it all
I have. I hope to have a great first year at college and end with great grades. I know I made the right impulsive decision
when I decided to get into college.

Homework 3

Name: Mia Camarillo

 Working with Peer Feedback
Directions: In the space provided below respond to these questions.
What are the three things you’ll change based on your peers’ responses? Why will you change each one?
1. I will present the perspective regarding my topic with more strength

2. I will follow up with better examples to provide a sense of clarity and understanding towards my topic for my
intended audience

3. I will use the proper citations for all my sources

What are three things you’ll keep despite your peers’ responses? Why will you keep each one?

1. I will keep the sources and the way I briefly describe their finding and study

2. I will maintain the way I connect my sources to the topic of choice and how I present the relevancy they
withhold

3. I will keep my quotes but only make a slight improvement in adding proper citations

What work do you have left to do after today to complete the project?

1. I will correct my format since I use the wrong indentation

2. I will be more detailed when providing details regarding my sources

3. Introduce a stronger connection between my topic of choice and sources

4. I will present my perspective regarding my topic of choice as it serves as a way of understanding

5. Add more evidence for each source to give a brief description of my research while including examples

6. Mention the perspectives of each source and their study on the topic of social media affecting mental health

7. Aside from presenting the source's perspective, I must also present my own as a way of engagement in my

topic

8. I must use quotations and page numbers to present proper citations

9. I must conclude each source by its purpose and the connection it has towards my topic