{"id":17707,"date":"2022-06-03T13:34:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T13:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mastermindcontent.co.uk\/?p=17707"},"modified":"2022-09-20T09:10:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T09:10:36","slug":"is-social-media-giving-your-teenager-anxiety-and-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mastermindcontent.co.uk\/is-social-media-giving-your-teenager-anxiety-and-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Social Media Giving Your Teenager Anxiety and Depression?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A <\/span>systematic study of 20 papers<\/span><\/a> published in 2016 looking into the effects of social media found a correlation with anxiety in teenagers. <\/span><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Since then, further studies attribute social media and technology use in general to the <\/span>rising number of teenagers suffering from depression<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s clear to see why social media can have a detrimental effect on the psychological development of teenagers. The system places an emphasis on interactions and being liked. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social media also breeds an environment in which teenagers compare themselves to other people. And it\u2019s not just their school peers they have to compare themselves with. It\u2019s the whole world. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Body dysmorphia was found to be a leading cause of anxiety in teenagers that compared themselves with beautiful bodies. This also led to a rise in <\/span>eating disorders<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some teenagers will also feel their life is less exciting and eventful than other people their own age. When they see pictures of people hanging out with friends, visiting exotic locations and eating delicious food in restaurants and cafes, they can feel their life is inadequate. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social Media is Toxic<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Social media has also been found to make people more judgmental, aggressive and opinionated. Anyone that has used platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Tik Tok will know firsthand how quickly a post can spiral into an argument. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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For teenagers, the toxicity is arguably worse. Cyberbullying has become so problematic that <\/span>UNICEF<\/span><\/a> has created a dedicated task force and teamed up with social media platforms to stamp out scaremongering, angering and shaming other users. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cyberbullying is classified as: <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Spreading lies, making jokes or posting images that are deliberately intended to embarrass someone or damage their reputation. <\/span><\/li>
  2. Making hurtful comments or sending abusive or threatening messages<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Whilst it\u2019s clear that social media can be harmful, it also has many positive benefits as well. What\u2019s important to understand is the underlying causes of anxiety. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Anxiety is predominantly due to a lack of self-esteem. This can take the form of a <\/span>lack of self-worth, a lack of self-respect and a lack of self-confidence<\/span><\/a>. Social media merely fuels the fire of self-hate. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It may be difficult to drag yourself or your children away from social media platforms. Given they provide some benefits, it may not serve you to drop them altogether.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

     However, having an awareness of how social platforms can cause anxiety and depression will help to avoid becoming another victim. If it\u2019s already too late for you, use social platforms less and seek professional help to build your self-esteem. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I have first-hand experience in overcoming anxiety, depression and addictions and want to share the tools I developed that help you to identify archetypes and determine which energies you are ignoring. These tools enable you to successfully emerge feeling stronger, positive and at peace with yourself.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    A systematic study of 20 papers published in 2016 looking into the effects of social media found a correlation with anxiety in teenagers.  Since then, further studies attribute social media and technology use in general to the rising number of teenagers suffering from depression.  It\u2019s clear to see why social media can have a detrimental effect on the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1453,"featured_media":17708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[301],"tags":[302,463,462],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastermindcontent.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17707"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastermindcontent.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastermindcontent.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastermindcontent.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1453"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastermindcontent.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17707"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mastermindcontent.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18137,"href":"https:\/\/mastermindcontent.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17707\/revisions\/18137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastermindcontent.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastermindcontent.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastermindcontent.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastermindcontent.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}