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2 Concept Analysis Introduction and Thesis Statement Social media use has been proliferating in many households in the last decade through various innovations aiming to enhance ease of communication. While this is happening, various disadvantages arise from social media, which primarily affects teenagers and young adults. In this case, influence is a significant challenge when it comes to social media use. This challenge essentially introduces a significant wave of adolescents and teenagers who may have an identity crisis and other mental health challenges from social media. It is essential to underscore that these effects may have more durable and devastating consequences on the mental health state of this population in the long run. Impressionability is one fundamental concept to explain the occurrence of this outcome. This concept was developed to explain the social change in psychology (Gwon & Jeong, 2018). It was adapted from the theory of impressionable years, and its fundamental aim is to indicate the openness to change in the late adolescence and early adulthood stages of life. While social media has improved communication, comprehensive information about its influence and role in deteriorating mental health in teenagers and young adults is substantiated through the concept analysis of impressionability. Concept Analysis Description The purpose for the Concept Analysis Adolescence is a critical stage in human development where one is fundamentally exposed to various internal and external environments. The primary purpose of Gwon and Jeong (2018) in conducting this concept analysis is to identify and create a comprehensive assessment of impressionability among adolescents. This was primarily done by examining the literature that elaborates the social changes one is subjected to at this age. In this case, the author

3 conceptualizes that the social and environmental factors to which teenagers and young adults are subjected may define their subsequent traits. Essentially, at this age, one is susceptible to changeability thus may modify their behavior to suit the environment or the influence guiding them. According to Gwon and Jeong (2018), this concept was adapted from impressionable years, formulating the same discussion around political susceptibility and influence. This age has been classified as a critical time for change to occur, thus enhancing critical susceptibility to harmful environments and their effects. Teenagers experience multiple social influences in many ways. In the context of this challenge, Gwon and Jeong (2018) established the use of impressionability to explain this occurrence critically. Their utilization of this concept enhances a more fundamental comprehension of social media and its mental health effects on adolescents. Relevance to POI Teenagers and young adults spend most of their time on social media due to its influence on them. According to Abi-Jaoude and colleagues (2020), about 70 percent of teenagers currently engage in active social media multiple times per day. It is essential that multiple times may mean more than thrice and that this statistic may have increased presently. In a different research, Karim and colleagues (2020) indicate that teenagers who use social media have a higher likelihood of developing depression, among other mental health challenges. These findings point towards a significant effect of depression when it comes to increased social media use. However, to explain this phenomenon, the concept of impressionability is necessary. In this case, impressionability explains how specific changes occur in teenagers due to social and environmental changes (Gwon & Jeong, 2018). This way, a similar environment created in social media may influence an adolescent's behavior. Social media has different users who have varied reasons for using this platform. Similar to how political influence is discussed in impressionable

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4 years, the different reasons others use social media may create a negative influence. In addition to this, the connectedness of social media may further enhance effects similar to identity crises where some may assume an identity that is not theirs. Impressionability provides the foundation for understanding how these outcomes among others may occur in the current social media setting. Therefore, its relevance to this POI is through substantiating the outcome through explaining how the input and output of social media reliance occur. Transferability of the Concept Impressionability has been used in the context of the sociopsychological factors which may influence change in the behavior of teenagers and young adults. This concept has been adapted from the political arena due to its efficacy in indicating the social predictors of change that influence adolescents. This is one of the applications of this concept. Other applications range from various behavioral indicators, enhancing a more comprehensive assessment of how adolescents may experience behavioral changes. According to Gwon and Jeong (2018), the susceptibility to social influence, which enhances behavioral change, occurs when adolescence to young adulthood. In this case, the concept may not be effectively applied to those who fall below or beyond this period. In addition to this, this concept requires a fundamental social connection. This way, it may not be effectively applied to those who are outside this boundary. The transferability of this concept can therefore be described as moderate. This theory is significantly confined to specific requirements as it has been previously described. These confines limit its use to teenagers and young adults with specific social conditions. In the context of sociopsychological influences, this theory is reasonably transferable from different exposures. Therefore, its demographic transferability is limited, yet it can be effectively utilized to

5 adjudicate the specific triggers of behavioral change in the social context or what may be termed an outcome. Critical Appraisal of Concept Analysis Identification of the Concept Impressionability has been used as the central concept of this paper. As many individuals in their adolescence and young adulthood face significant challenges in making the right decisions guiding them to the correct paths of their lives, the presence of multifaceted influence in social media enhances their susceptibility to mental health challenges. In the context of impressionability, Gwon and Jeong (2018) identify social influence as a critical factor in changing the behavior of these individuals. This can further result in devastating consequences such as making decisions contrary to their desired future. Gwon and Jeong (2018) have widely researched this concept and have indicated a fundamental contribution to understanding these factors. With the introduction of other psychological theories, such as social learning theory, a significant background to the effectiveness of impressionability is defined. Therefore, it is important to underscore that this concept is necessary to the aims of this research. In essence, impressionability guides the establishment of comprehensive factors leading to mental health challenges resulting from social media exposure. Antecedents The antecedents of this concept describe the variables present before the outcome of mental health challenges as a result of social media in teenagers and young adults. In this case, Gwon and Jeong (2018) indicate that the fundamental antecedents in this concept are exposure to the environment, participation in the activity, and interpersonal factors. As the exposure to the environment defines the surrounding physical factors, social media use may create an

6 environment where influence can thrive, whether positive or negative. When it comes to participation in an activity, active engagement in social media as a factor triggered by peer influence or its advantages in communicating may enhance the susceptibility to conditions favoring mental health conditions. Interaction with others is necessary for the effective utilization of social media. It forms the third antecedent where this age group faces heightened peer influence through interpersonal factors, thus enhancing the susceptibility to change. These antecedents create the foundation for social media's influence on teenagers and young adults, driving their increased chances of mental health challenges. Attributes Various attributes are connected to the concept of impressionability. Gwon and Jeong (2018) indicate that these attributes relate to how teenagers or young adults perceive their environment. In this case, these attributes include being open to behavioral change and public concern, susceptibility to influence, learning porosity, imitation, and immaturity. The POI described in this paper involves social media use and its influence over individuals classified as teenagers and young adults. This is an age with a high susceptibility to the factors facilitating influence and change of behavior. In using social media, these attributes may define the direction this age group will take after being exposed to the facilitating factors that have been previously described. Openness to behavioral change will guide the teenager in making specific changes to their behavior due to imitating others in the same space (Semambo, 2020). In addition to this, the presence of influence enhances the susceptibility to behavioral change being guided by actions a role model may be conducting in social media. This action is enhanced by the porosity a teenager has of learning new information. This way, if the subject is immature, they may not effectively differentiate which behavior to imitate and still be morally presentable.

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7 Consequences While social media enhances ease of communication, this outcome is associated with more adverse outcomes when misused and for an inappropriate purpose. This concept describes two critical consequences. In this case, establishing a new behavior and modifying an existing one have been indicated as fundamental consequences of impressionability (Gwon & Jeong, 2018). Tapera and colleagues (2020) investigate the effects of media advertisements on teenage behavior. In the findings, the impressionability of teenagers and young adults enhanced their engagement in smoking and drinking due to peer influence and media. Research indicates that multiple social media influencers currently command millions of followers (Thomas, 2019). This group enhances the factors that may lead to behavioral change among young adults and teenagers, leading to negative consequences such as mental health challenges. Furthermore, existing behavior may be changed due to peer influence which is enhanced by the ease of communication in social media (Ciranka & van den Bos, 2019). Therefore, impressionability can explain the occurrence of these consequences when it comes to deteriorating mental health in teenagers due to social media influence. Conclusion Social media has improved communication, yet comprehensive information about its influence and role in deteroriating mental health in teenagers and young adults is substantiated through the concept analysis of impressionability. This concept analysis concludes by indicating the effects of social media on teenagers and young adults can be effectively explained through impressionability. This concept indicates the origin and attributes that guide social influence in varied environments. Therefore, its use may be effective in guiding a comprehensive assessment of the different ways social media can affect the mental health of teenagers and young adults.

8 References Abi-Jaoude, E., Naylor, K. T., & Pignatiello, A. (2020). Smartphones, social media use, and youth mental health. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal , 192 (6), E136– E141. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.190434 Ciranka, S., & van den Bos, W. (2019). Social Influence in Adolescent Decision-Making: A Formal Framework. Frontiers in Psychology , 10 , 1915. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01915 Gwon, S. H., & Jeong, S. (2018). Concept analysis of impressionability among adolescents and young adults. Nursing Open , 5 (4), 601–610. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.170 Karim, F., Oyewande, A. A., Abdalla, L. F., Chaudhry Ehsanullah, R., & Khan, S. (2020). Social Media Use and Its Connection to Mental Health: A Systematic Review. Cureus , 12 (6), e8627. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8627 Semambo, H. (2020). Social Media as; an agent for behavioral change among young people: Case of Facebook usage among Mass Communication students of Uganda Martyrs University . http://ir.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/20.500.12280/2610 Tapera, R., Mbongwe, B., Mhaka-Mutepfa, M., Lord, A., Phaladze, N. A., & Zetola, N. M. (2020). The theory of planned behavior as a behavior change model for tobacco control strategies among adolescents in Botswana. PLOS ONE , 15 (6), e0233462. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233462 Thomas, K. (2019). Key opinion leaders supercharged by the internet: Paid doctor and patient influencers on social media. BMJ , 365 , l2336. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l2336

9 Appendix Concept Map Antecedents of social media use Activity Participation Interpersonal Factors Environmental exposure Consequences Impressionability Change of existing behavior New behavior established  Open to behavioral change and public concern  Susceptibility to influence,  Learning porosity,  Imitation Immaturity.

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