Over reading break, I started doing some research into our topic. The specific statistics and facts of how social media has effected the mental health of youth. I specifically looked into Facebook and Instagram, as well as the effects of social media on children aged 9-12. Some key facts that I learned was that the more people used Facebook over two weeks, the more their life satisfaction decreased; agreeableness, conscientiousness, and self-liking are negatively associated with Instagram addiction; and, digital media use at the age of 9-12 is not strongly related to subjective well-being. After I got all of my research points together I created three slides in our presentation and added my information that I learned from my research.
Research articles:
Bruggeman, H., Van Hiel, A., Van Hal, G., & Van Dongen, S. (2019). Does the use of digital media affect psychological well-being? an empirical test among children aged 9 to 12. Computers in Human Behavior, 101, 104-113. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2019.07.015
Griffiths, M. D., & Kircaburun, K. (2018). Instagram addiction and the big five of personality: The mediating role of self-liking. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 7(1), 158-170. doi:10.1556/2006.7.2018.15
Kross, E., Verduyn, P., Demiralp, E., Park, J., Lee, D. S., Lin, N., . . . Ybarra, O. (2013). Facebook use predicts declines in subjective well-being in young adults. PloS One, 8(8), e69841. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069841
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