I originally made this as a Keynote and I had to convert it to powerpoint to get it to upload to slideshare. I'm sorry if some of the slides look a little weird.

1. NEGATIVE
EFFECTS ON
TEEN’S
MENTAL
HEALTH

2. WHY SOCIAL MEDIA?
➤ Teens are expected by peers to have Instagram, Facebook, and
Snapchat. These apps are a main form of communication, as
well as entertainment.
“Social media is not
only extremely
pervasive, it is an
activity in which you
are expected to
participate.”
psychcentral.com

3. Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat are three major apps being used by
teens as a form of communication.

4. WHY INSTAGRAM?
➤ People often put up a facade for Instagram specifically,
photoshopping their images to perfection. People will even go
to the extant of buying likes and followers, just to seem “cool”
to their friends.

5. WHY SNAPCHAT?
➤ Snapchat is a common way for teens to talk to love interests.
Teens with spend hours snap-chatting their crush, stressing
about minuscule things; such as how much time spent
between opening and replying to a snap, or which filter might
make it look like they’re trying too hard.

6. WHY FACEBOOK?
➤ For many teens in todays world, Facebook was the first social
media platform they were introduced to. Facebook works as a
timeline of memories for teens, and often when “embarrassing”
photos from their past show up, they can be deeply saddened
by how people react. Similar to instagram, it can also be
stressful to teens if they think their posts aren’t getting enough
likes.

7. DO YOU “LIKE” ME?
“I know that none of what I see on
Instagram is real. It’s all smoke and
mirrors. I do the same thing with my
Instagram photos. I use angles,
lighting, and every filter at my disposal
to create the perfect illusion of who I
want the outside world to think I am.”
-menshealth.com

8. “It’s becoming more and more obvious how the
pressures of social media disproportionately affect
teenage girls. I can see it all around me. Pressure
to be perfect. To look perfect, act perfect, have the
perfect body, have the perfect group of friends,
the perfect amount of likes on Instagram. Perfect,
perfect, perfect. And if you don’t meet these
ridiculously high standards, then the self-loathing
and bullying begins.”
-theguardian.com

9. WHY IS IT MAKING TEENS SAD?
➤ Teens often connect their instagram likes, or Facebook likes or
who replies to their Snapchats, with their self worth.
“Not long ago, a friend of mine deleted her
Instagram account. I couldn’t understand
why one would ever do such a thing, so I
asked and her response caught me off-
guard.
She deleted her Instagram because she felt
herself becoming depressed by it. The
pressure of taking the right picture, with the
right filter, wearing the right outfit, at the
right place, with the right people was too
much pressure.”
-psychcentral.com

10. “The study found that teens who are on social
media for more than two hours a day, a full
one-quarter of students in the study, report
poor self-rated mental health, psychological
distress, suicidal ideation or unmet need for
mental health support.”
-The Ottawa Citizen

11. “Approximately 20 percent of teens experience depression
before they reach adulthood, and between 10 to 15 percent
suffer from symptoms at any one time. Only 30 percent of
depressed teens are being treated for it.”
-psychcentral.com

12. WHAT’S THE SOLUTION?
➤ Parents could step in and keep an eye on what younger teens
are doing online.
"Parents need to be more
aware of the pitfalls of social
networking sites (SNSs) and
actively engage with young
people in making it a safer and
enjoyable experience for them.
Parents should consider
frequent use of SNSs as a
possible indicator of, or risk for,
mental health problems among
children.”
-The Ottawa Citizen

13. WHAT’S THE SOLUTION? (CONTINUED)
➤ Older teens need to assess the severity their situation, and if
they choose, they can delete their social media profiles if they
think it would be beneficial.

14. WILL QUITTING SOCIAL MEDIA MAKE
PEOPLE FEEL BETTER?➤Some people claim to be so overwhelmed by
social media (specifically Instagram) that they
quit the platform all together. It makes a big
statement to friends and “fans” to delete your
profile. If people find it beneficial to their
mental health to quit, it may be the right
option.

15. THE
QUITTERS➤ Essena O’Neill is an
internet celebrity from
Australia who “quit”
instagram (and other
social medias, which she
later came back to) in
2015.

16. ➤ Justin Bieber is another celebrity who’s said
goodbye to Instagram. “The Canadian
singer had 77.9 million Instagram followers,
followed only 75 users and had posted
3,779 images and videos, according to data
from Social Blade, which made him one of
the biggest draws for users to the
Facebook-owned social media site. Bieber
first turned his account to private, limiting
access to his photos to those he manually
approved, before deleting his account in its
entirety leaving visitors to Bieber’s account
page are greeted simply with a “Sorry, this
page isn’t available” message.”
➤ theguardian.com

17. WORKS CITED
FROM READINGS
Payne, Elizabeth. "Is Technology Helping Children's Development?" N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
Prose, Francine. "They're Watching You Read by Francine Prose | NYR Daily ..." N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
Reddy, Sumathi. "Mental Illness, Teens & Social Media - Slideshare.net." N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
NOT FROM READINGS
Udorie, June. "Social Media Is Harming the Mental Health of Teenagers ..." N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
BINE, ANNE-SOPHIE. "Social Media Is Redefining 'Depression' - The Atlantic." N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
Chowdhry, Amit. "Research Links Heavy Facebook And Social Media Usage To Depression." N.p., 2 Apr. 2016. Web. 13 Oct. 2016.
Ramasubbu, Suren. "Influence of Social Media on Teenagers | Huffington Post." N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
Gajanan, Mahita. "Young Women on Instagram and Self-esteem: 'I Absolutely ..." N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
Katz, Evan. "Insecurity and Social Media | Men's Health." N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
Barnes, Sarah. "Essena O'Neill Who Quit Instagram Reveals the Ways She ..." N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
Sunstrum, Kelsey. "How Social Media Affects Our Self-Perception | World of ..." N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
Gibbs, Samuel. "Justin Bieber Quits Instagram after Feud with Selena Gomez ..." N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
Brown, Laurel. "Justin Bieber Takes Selfie as He Relaxes Shirtless on ..." N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
K, Hannah. "Sad Pug." Flickr.com. N.p., 8 May 2011. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
OMG Ikr Lol. N.d. Flickr. Web. 23 Oct. 2016
"Family Travel." Flickr. Yahoo!, n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.
"Never Say Goodbye..." Flickr. Yahoo!, n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.