Lilly Nesbitt's Flipbook- The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health
1. THE IMPACT OF
SOCIAL MEDIA ON
MENTAL HEALTH
B y L i l l y N e s b i t t
A n a n a l y s i s o f b o t h
t h e p o s i t i v e s a n d t h e n e g a i t v e s
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3. Many young children as
well as teenagers and
adults have become
obsessed with social
media, using it as a
to guide their self-
esteem and self-worth
T o o l
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4. Youth base their identity on
what others perceive. They
develop a
version of their own worth,
value, and capacity to be loved 5
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5. 82% of women say they
believe social media can
change prevailing standards
of beauty6
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6. Widespread use of social media can
demotivate people, make them
aggressive and cause a decline in
confidence 7
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7. "If you put all your self
esteem into looking good
and having other people
'like' the way you look,
this makes you vulnerable
to negative feedback" 8
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9. THE RESEARCH POINTS TO A CORRELATION, BUT NOT
CAUSATION, BETWEEN POOR ADOLESCENT MENTAL
HEALTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA
-HUGUES SAMPASA-KANYINGA
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11. 57% of teens
have met a
new friend
online
Social media helps teens feel
more connected to their
friends’ feelings and daily
lives, and also offers teens a
place to receive support from
others during challenging
times2
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12. Most people use
social media to...
Connect Keep in touch
Interact with
people they do not
regularly see
Chat with old
acquantintances
Meet new friends
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16. "BellLetsTalk has drawn an
unprecedented national spotlight
on getting rid of the stigma of mental
illness
-Goldbloom
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17. For a generation of young people raised on
the internet, social media, and text
messaging, the traditional approach to
mental health awareness and stigma
reduction
" We want to engage students – whether
they have an issue or not”
- Herbert, a student leader from the fourth
annual Jack Summit
JACK.ORG is the only
national network of young
leaders
transforming
the way we
think
about mental health
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just isn’t working
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18. Social networking is not necessarily bad
for teens, but it depends on how we use it
and kids need to know how to use it
safely
OVERA LL
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19. SOCIAL MEDIA COULD
BE PART OF THE
PROBLEM OR PART OF
THE SOLUTION FOR
MENTAL ILLNESS-
OR MAYBE BOTH.1