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Boyd, D. Addiction What Makes Teens Obsessed with Social Media. Its Complicated. 1st ed.
Addiction can be used to describe what social media has become too many teenagers,
staying offline for more than 10 minutes can seem impossible for some teens. This
chapter of the book focuses on why teens become addicted to social media. Our
communication methods over the years have changed drastically and although many
teens today do not talk on the phone, they are still constantly conversing with each other
through social media. For some, social media is a way to escape their daily school and
home lives, and for others it is a way to communicate with friends when their parents do
not let them get out of the house a lot. Teens communicate so much through social media
because it is more of an escape from reality than an addiction. This chapter helps shed a
light on the lives of teenagers and the hidden truth of their constant need for social media
interaction.
East, S. (2016, August 1). Teens: This is how social media affects your brain. Retrieved March
This article focuses on research of a teenagers brain and how social media affects it. The
first thing you read on the article is a statement that explain how researchers at UCLA
Brain Mapping Center found that when teenagers photos get lots of likes on social
media apps, such as Instagram, their brains respond in a similar way to seeing loved ones
themselves for likes and the instant satisfaction that comes along with it. This article is
useful as it shows scientific data on teenagers brains and how their emotions are affected
Ehmke, R. (n.d.). How Using Social Media Affects Teenagers. Retrieved March 21, 2017, from
https://childmind.org/article/how-using-social-media-affects-teenagers/
This article focuses mainly on the disconnection of communication and how social media
is taking away critical language learning skills from teenagers. As a species we are very
highly attuned to reading social cues, says Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair, a clinical
psychologist and author of The Big Disconnect. Children and teenagers in todays social
media world, are missing out on very critical social skills. Texting and online
teenagers might miss body language messages, and not be able to recognize facial
expressions. If kids are not getting enough practice relating to people in real time, they
will grow up to be adults who are anxious about talking to others. This article
communication and how excessive media usage amongst teens can hinder how they read
O'Keeffe, G.S., & Pearson, K.C. (2011). The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents,
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/127/4/800.full.pdf
This journal article focuses on positive and negative effects of social media usage within
teenagers and advice on how parents can try to create a safe online environment. Positive
effects include growth of ideas from creating blogs, online art, and videos, whereas some
negative aspects can include cyberbullying, sexting, and the influence of advertisements.
This article mentions many of the negative aspects already discussed in other articles
above, but it helps me understand the positive aspects of social media, which are not as
commonly discussed. Parents and teenagers alike can benefit from this journal entry as it
views both sides of the problem, which is very important when discussing any issue.
http://www.safesearchkids.com/parents-guide-to-protecting-teens-on-social-
media/#.WN2beDsrKUk
This article is an online guide for parents to help protect their teenagers on social media.
Being friends with your teenager on social media is one way to monitor them by
communication to ensure that they feel safe talking to their parents when personal issues
arise. Keeping home computers and laptops in an open room like a living room, is
another way to monitor your teens usage. Although teens mostly use their cell phones for
restrictions for computer and cell phone usage. This article is important to me because I
am a parent and although my boys are only toddlers, it is still good to know that
communication should be established early to ensure your children trust you when they
Strasburger, V. C., Jordan, A. B., & Donnerstein, E. (2010). Health Effects of Media on Children
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/125/4/756.full.pdf
Social media has affected the lives of teenagers in many ways. Research from recent
years has found evidence of medias effects on aggression, sexual behavior, substance
use, eating disorders, and academic difficulties. A recent analysis of video games showed
that more than half of all games in the market today contain violence. Children are
introduced to violence early in life, through television and movies violence is presented
humorous. Sexting between teenagers is also on the rise, a national survey conducted
with 13- to 19-yearolds, showed that 20% had sent and 48% had received sexual
messages. The increase in media usage amongst adolescence has also contributed with
the increase in child obesity and eating disorders as well. This journal article serves as a
very good source for recent facts and percentages of how social media is affecting
Teensafe. (2015, February 17). [Facts about Teens and Media: Now & Then]
facts-about-teens-and-media/
During the last three decades, many things have changed in the way teenagers
communicate with each other and what they do during their spare time. Teenagers in
1995 were more likely to play outside, talk on the phone, and spend more time with their
friends outside of school than todays generation. This article discusses how social media
has changed teenagers lives between 1995 and 2015. In 1995 according to this
infographic, teenagers spend only an average of 2 hours a day watching TV, whereas in
2015 teens are looking at a screen approximately 7 hours a day. Social interaction
outside of school between teens has gone down roughly 30% since 1995. An estimated
65% of teenagers in 1995 spend time with their friends outside of school at least twice a
week, but today that percentage has gone down to 35%. This infographic is very
interesting and it helps me see in percentage facts how much social media has changed