Too Much Social Media can affect Teen behaviour!
Like technology in general, social media has both an upside and a downside. Specially when it comes to the social media impacts on teenagers, the behavioural downfall is particularly significant.
Feeling Arrogant!
To be specific platforms like TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat can be the threat for teens who feel isolated or marginalized, particularly LGBTQ teens. In addition, social media pulls teens to feel lonely and and isolated during the pandemic as they see happy posts from influencers. As teens are mentally not well stable they compare themselves with other. Social media is place of fiction which never matches with reality. As teens are not mentally adult, they find a huge gap in between reality and expectation. This leads them in world of depression.
Confidence less!
Moreover, the impact of social media on youth can also be significantly detrimental to mental health. In particular, social media and teen depression are closely linked. Furthermore, overuse of the apps exposes teens to cyberbullying, body image issues, and tech addiction, and results in less time spent doing healthy, real-world activities. And while the majority of parents believe they know what their child is posting on social media, according to a Pew Research poll, a survey of teens found that 70% of them are hiding their online behaviour from their parents.
Rude to others!
Addiction to social media can alter the brain's biological processes. According to studies, when a kid gets a "like" on social media, the same brain circuits are stimulated as if the youngster had won money or eaten chocolate. Positive feedback causes a surge of dopamine to the brain, resulting in a feeling of euphoria. This starts a loop of the teen wanting to relive that good sensation. As a result, there will be more publishing, checking, and watching.
Engaged with Guzzler!
Teens who are addicted to social media are more likely to develop other addictions, according to studies. As the brain craves more and more pleasant "highs," social media and online comments aren't always able to provide them. To get the same experience, teens may turn to drugs, alcohol, and other substances.
Research!
The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health's Riehm et al. prospective research looked at the link between social media use and mental health difficulties in a population of over 6,000 individuals aged 12 to 15. Researchers observed that kids who used social media for more than three hours per day were more likely to report greater internalised and externalised symptoms linked with mental health problems than those who didn't use any. Social isolation, difficulties coping with emotions of despair and anxiety, loneliness, and rebellious and aggressive conduct were among the symptoms.