Title: Social Media and Adolescents’ and Young Adults’ Mental Health | National Center for Health Research
Headings: Social Media and Adolescents’ and Young Adults’ Mental Health
Social Media and Adolescents’ and Young Adults’ Mental Health
What are the different social media platforms and how are they used?
The benefits of social media
Is social media related to mental health problems?
What can parents do?
Tips for managing social media use
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Content: People compare themselves to these ideals or these edited images and feel like they do not measure up. This can cause poor body image.16
Another harmful aspect of social media is cyberbullying, which is bullying that occurs online. As many as 72% of teens say that they have been cyberbullied at some point.18 Cyberbullying is more strongly correlated with suicide attempts than is face-to-face bullying.19 Unlike bullying that takes place in-person, victims of cyberbullying cannot get away from it, it stays online, and it happens out of sight of teachers and parents. What can parents do? Because children are not good at self-regulation and are susceptible to peer pressure, social media sites can be risky places to “hang out.” The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act prohibits websites from collecting information on children younger than 13 without parental permission. However, age is based on self-report, so children younger than 13 can simply lie about their age and open accounts. The New York Board of Education has a resource guide to help children over the age of 13 use the internet safely and in a healthy manner. Many parents do not know the popular social media sites and how they work. With many parents’ busy schedules, this leaves many kids unsupervised on the internet, which can lead to problems.