Is there a correlation between social media addicton and depression or is there not? In this Curation Project I want to deeper explore all possible sides of the issue, such as the brain of social media addicts and its possible link to depression, emotional aspects of socia media addicts and possible link to depression, as well as physical aspects of social media addiction and might possible link to depression.
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In this written piece by Jessica Brown for bbc.com the talk is about social media and its overall consequences. The point of my curation project is to find social media addiction and its various links to depression, therefore in this article there is a short but to the point mentioning of this link between depression and social media use as well as its believed factors for it. Here a short but informative paragraph from this well written article,
“A similar study conducted in 2016 involving 1,700 people found a threefold risk of depression and anxiety among people who used the most social media platforms. Reasons for this, they suggested, include cyber-bullying, having a distorted view of other people’s lives, and feeling like time spent on social media is a waste.”
My own thoughts of this are that cyberbulling like any sort of bullying causes depressiveness in the person being bullied. Social media offers the perfect playground for such activity since there is no real accountability after all everyone is hiding behind the screen, making it so much easier. Now people who are addicted to social media usage and use platforms often where this bullying is happening to them can easily spiral into depression.
Also if one was addicted to social media usage and simply feels compelled to stay online for hours without being really productive, the realization of time wasted afterwards can feel extremely depressing.
Overall every factor mentioned in this article simple makes sense and if it were connected to social media addiction even more so.
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How a curated social media profile that looks nothing but happiness and laughter can in reality be a mask for depression and worse in the case above suicidal.
Kate Fagan, an ESPNW columnist who emerged in the story of 19 year old suicidal victim to find out the whole story surrounding her death and many more experts that commented on this unbelievable story where shared in an article on yahoo.com. While the article does not talk about social media addiction to cause depression. A young college student commented that in her college years the pressure of social media definitely contributed to her depression. By that pressure she is talking about how portraying a perfect life, perfect self on social media to match peers fueled her depression. Personally I can see how social media platforms can easily turn to social media addiction in that we create the life we wish we would have online for everyone to see. We then constantly keep going back to upload more pictures of us in exciting social situation, exotic vacations etc. in order to get likes and ahhhs by everyone around us. As discussed in earlier posts this sort of likes and positive comments by people can have a very rewarding feeling thats triggered in the pleasure center of our brain. Sadly if this social media addiction becomes part of our life and now we begin to live in this unreal virtual self we created, it can feel really depressing when our real life's never match up. We are constantly reminded by how we are not that great if we were to post our real state of feelings or pictures that just are not that glamours.
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What really is fueling teenage depression thats associated with social media addiction?
This article posted on internet.addictionblog.org is asking how depression and anxiety is on the raise among teenagers. At least 3 millions teenagers in the last few years were reported to have experienced a major depressive episode which makes up about 20% of American Adolescents. The article blames that technology addiction, digital media addiction might play a major role that is contributing to this wave of depression among young adolescents. The reason why social media use or in the worst case social media addiction can lead to depression is highlighted by the article in that picture sharing on facebook can be one reason. Taking picture in the privacy of your home and sharing among friends on internet seems harmless, yet ones a picture makes it to an social media outlet it is out there and can be seen by more than might one like. It can be misused for ill intentions against the teenager which can lead to emotional turmoil and lastly end in depression. Other factors that play a role in fueling the teenagers depression though social media use can be seen when trying to lead a double life on media platforms. Creating a profile thats inauthentic to ones self and trying to portrait this image to friends and family can be a constant reminded that the true self is not good, not enough or just not exciting enough and only the online character is who is getting likes and shares by peers. The article further gives out useful parental advice to help shield ones teenage child as well as talks about the importance of validating the teens feelings.
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Do not miss out on this new great series from bbc.com that looks at all angles of social media usage/addiction and its direct effects on our mental health and well-being!
Great post by bbc.com who is bringing out a series that talks about the dangers and pitfalls of social media and its effect on our mental health. The series is going to look at many studies that proof that social media is linked with feelings of depression, anxiety and loneliness. Although the series tries to remain unbiased by just looking at the facts and evidence that are out so far on social media and its affects, yet with the question in mind is social media making us happy or not?
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Don't make mindless social media scrolling your new habit, warns Alice Walton. Studies on social media show the mental health effects of social media can be damaging in more ways than you think.
It can be very addictive which was proven by several studies that people with social media addiction will go through withdrawal when stop using it. Withdrawal is the hallmark of any addiction, without withdrawal it simply wouldn't be an addiction so therefore this is a good predictor that shows social media addiction exist. Also feeling sadder and just not great about oneself goes hand in hand with the need to compare oneself to the lives of other social media users and triggers jealousy, those are feelings effecting our mental health.
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Great video clip and article by abcnews.com that discusses the link between depression and excessive social media use. abcnews interviewed psychiatrist Dr. Michael Yasinski who says that especially women are subjected to more social media usage simply because they like to use it more and look at it as competition. He further states that “It can cause things like depression and anxiety, probably on a larger scale than any drug has ever caused in America”.
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To change things up a bit I wanted to share this video posted by cnet.com. The 3 minute long video clip talks about the effects social media has on our brains. Some of these affects that stood out were that social media increases our dopamine level like the ones releases during orgasm, love and motivation. Those same areas of dopamine release are also often found in alcohol and drug addiction the article attached to the video explains.
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A new study done by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “found a spike in depression and suicide among teen girls increased the more time they spent on their phones” (beta.techcrunch.com). The study further talks about how teens who played sports or went outside and formed real relationships with their peers were generally happier. The study also concludes that regardless of the content on social media watched, even if it was funny or uplifting it still had the same outcome.
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Are you experiencing distress when separated from your digital screen?
Chances are you could be suffering from screen addiction. Find out about this interesting research article by a London based College that was posted by computer weekly. Being addicted to social media means you probably spend a good amount of time starring at the screen on your laptop, phone or computer or perhaps all three of them. Well this article talks about the psychological side effects that can arise, such as lack of concentration and even a kind of dependence from people to gain validation.
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Taking a closer look at social media use was done by Pew Research Center. While this study doesn't talk about any affects or links between social media use and depression, it is still interesting to see the overall usage of social media platforms. The study also shows the average daily use of various social media sites as well as the percentage of people who admitted if it was hard to give up social media or not hard to give up. Some of the top rankings of social media included You-Yube as the forerunner followed by Facebook and Instagram.
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Feedspot.com talks about both sides of the coin of social media addiction leading to depression and social media helping with depression. A refreshing change after reading many posts about how social media addiction leads to depression, feedspot.com neither denies these finding but also talks about the relieve of depression through social media use.
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A study with a different spin that was done in Poland that reported especially young male facebook users are more prone to unhealthy dependence on Facebook. Males that are shy and introverted often lack necessary social skills needed to connect to their peers, therefore creating an online persona that confidently navigates the tech world is used to make up for the lack and helps to easier connect to others. Yet this creation of ones own fantasy world comes at the cost of what is called Facebook intrusion in the article. This term Facebook intrusion is defined as excessive involvement on FB through ones fantasy character and therefore interrupting important daily activities and interpersonal relationships. This lack of social contact and hiding behind a FB profile is linked to depression the study revealed.
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Is social media hijacking our brain? Did you know the third category of depression after substance and process addiction is Social network addiction? Huffington post.com talks about what happens when social media use spirals out of control and lead us to addictive behaviors. Social media is a tool used often when trying to masks feelings of boredom, frustration and loneliness. Seeking out social media to help alleviate these feelings can often be the first step towards a life with social media addiction. Controlling our impulses in those times is vital in order to not fall victim.
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Does Facebook equal Cocaine???
Telegraph.co.uk posted how facebook addiction compares to cocaine addiction in ways where it effects the same brain region. The amygdala within the brain which involves emotional processes and is our brains reward system, plays a big role when comparing digital addiction to substance addiction as Professor Ofir Turel of California State University explains. Also undergraduates who were asked to fill out a questionnaire about how addicted they were to Facebook and shown imagery of Facebook showed that some responded to “Facebook stimuli faster than they did to road signs”. Yet the good news concluded that the the impulsive systems in the brain was working just fine compared to actual drugs addicts. My own thoughts are that facebook addiction can overlap with the same area as cocaine usage or any addiction, yet I think it is incomparable. It is incomparable in the way that cocaine usage is extremely damaging to many parts of someones body (including brain) and soul and effects more than one area that is shared with Facebook addicts.
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