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Annotated Bibliography

Does Addiction to Social Media have an Effect on Peoples Emotions?

Bethany Schmidt

Professor Malcolm Campbell

UWRT 1104

October 5th, 2017

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Annotated Bibliography

Kuss, Daria J., and Mark D. Griffiths. Online Social Networking and Addiction-A Review of the

Psychological Literature. MDPI, Molecular Diversity Preservation International, 29 Aug. 2011,

www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/8/9/3528/htm?hc_location=ufi. Accessed 10 Oct 2017.

This article talks about the addiction to social networking sites (SNS) and how they affect not

only teenagers but adults too. These SNS are like communities where people can interact with

others, choose who they want to give the ability to see their profile and mostly be themselves.

There was a literature study done with key words like social network, addiction, compulsive,

motivations and, consequences with this research 5 out of 43 studies found were about SNS

addiction. People say the main usage of a social network is to keep in touch with their friends and

make new ones. The usage of social networking has increased tremendously over the years, 30%

just from 2009 to 2010. Users are motivated by improving their self-esteem, keeping in touch

with friend they don't see often and need for satisfaction, which is a similarity with other types of

addiction. It also talks about the different personalities people have with social networking.

People who are introverted and have few offline friends compensate for that with a social

network site like Facebook. A more self-centered person is very active online because they can be

their ideal selves. These are all explanations of why people use SNS and what is causes. This is a

reliable source because it is a public health site and has a lot of supporting sources at the end to

back up the text. I think it was a very thorough article and very informational. I found it very

useful for my topic and it provided more proof that addiction to social media is real and harmful.

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Greenblatt, Alan. Impact of Internet on Thinking . Shibboleth Authentication Request, N.p., 24 Sept.

2010,

library.cqpress.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2010092400.

Accessed on 28 Sept 2017.

This is a reliable website and it is about the internet and thinking. It talks about the constant use

of the internet and the constant access we have to it. This constant access can be habit forming

and cause people to expect instant replies. It is causing more deaths because people are on their

phones using the internet or instant messaging while driving. This site explains how people are

becoming dependent on the internet and their devices and it then effects their thinking abilities.

Yes, the internet has its perks but most kids just use it to scroll on their social media. That alone

take up 25% of the time spent on the internet in 8-18-year old's. But not just kids, some adults

have it just as bad. People who work with big companies or even any job at all are on their

phones checking emails, texting coworkers or trying to stay on top of their work load via their

cell phones. The internet is always getting faster and smarter so these issues are just going to rise.

The internet is impacting this generation in good and bad ways and people need to realize that.

This is a reliable website because it came from the libraries research page and it is a researching

site. The author has many supporting sources of his own. This has good information and I find it

very helpful in my topic research. The author has also written other informational pieces that are

valued. This source helped me realize some of the pros of internet and social media use and how

not only social media is affected us.

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How Does Media Figure Into the Lives of Kids?: American Academy of PediatricsReaching Teens.

Films Media Group, 2014, fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=149262&xtid=114559.

Accessed 5 Oct. 2017.

This informational video was about media in the life of kids and teens. It has topics like 'kids and

cell phones", "media addiction" and "effects of heavy use". The video says kids are sleeping with

their phones and not getting enough sleep and not sleeping as well because they have a fear of

missing out on something during the night. I think everyone in my age range sleeps with their

phone next to them and I dont know if we've adapted and it doesnt affect us as much or if it's

just the norm. When he talks about media addiction he says he has patients that say they can't get

offline and had a kid say "I'm addicted to Wikipedia" He also says in Asia and Europe they

recognize this have and have detox centers and help centers to provide treatment to these issues.

If a person is using the internet and media excessively and then needs to use it more to feel the

same effect, if they feel with drawl symptoms, or are willing to take the negative consequences

for it like stealing or lying to their parents then these are all signs of addiction. This is a reliable

video because the speaker is a doctor and he has been studying this topic for years. This video has

really good information and a lot of detail about the topic. It was very helpful for me and it was

posted in 2016 so it is current and up to date with the issues and current technologies. I think this

video helped the idea that internet addiction is a rising issue and that the US needs to take control

and help people before it gets worse. I will use this source again for future research and I will use

this in my EIP project.

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Scott, David A, et al. Mental Health Concerns in the Digital Age . Mental Health Concerns in

the Digital Age, 17 June 2016, link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs11469-016-

9684-0.pdf .

This journal talks a lot about technology addiction, social media, the youth and how these

can be treated. This had a lot of useful information about technology addiction

and how other countries like Korea are already treating internet addiction and

taking it very seriously. These eastern countries see this as a public health issue

and are taking action. There have been many studies on this addiction and it's

been called many different names like online addiction, technology addiction,

pathological internet use and internet addiction disorder. These all mean the same

thing. People are using the internet and technology excessively and more than

ever. This journal explains that social media is a constantly growing and that there

are many positives and also, many negatives. Social media can cause users to feel

stress, anxiety and lowered self-esteem. Social media can also create dependency

and addiction symptoms. It also makes a point that the constant social media use

among the youth can change their values that they think are important. I think this

was a very helpful and reliable source. It was published in 2016 so it is current

with today's technology and issues. It gave me good information and new ideas. It

came from an academic journal and has been reviewed. I think I will definitely

use this for my topic research.