PSY-260-RS-T1-Media-Claims

PSY-260: Introduction to Psychological Research and Ethics Topic 1: Media Claims versus Empirical Fact s Emily Dinette Instructions : 1 . Complete the chart below by identifying five media claims and scientific facts that support and refute your media claim statements . 2. Cite the scholarly, peer reviewed sources from which the scientific facts were obtained using in-text citations formatted according to APA. Include a full reference page at the end of your document following proper APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. Media Claim Scientific Fact to Support Claim Scientific Fact to Oppose Claim Example: Consuming too much social media can negatively impact our well-being . Greater exposure to social media is linked to lower levels of self-esteem (Vogel, 2014 .( For personal health, social media can provide patients with tools for empowerment and engagement with others. (Househ, Borycki, & Kushniruk, 2014 .( Social media use may increase teens risk of mental health is - sues Social media causes lack of sleep, heightened anxiety, and depression (Centre for Mental Health) Social networking sites can help youth to connect with friends. Social networking sites allow youth to live a life unchecked by small talk (2019). Video games are to blame for gun violence “the common finding is that vi - olent video games produce higher levels of aggression than non-violent video games, other unmatched factors beyond the actual violent content may be responsible for the elevated levels of aggression”“It is un - clear whether the violent con - tent alone in video games causes aggression” (Adachi, 2011). recent research demonstrat - ing long-lasting positive ef - fects of video games on ba - sic mental processes--such as perception, atten - tion, memory , and deci - sion-making (2015). Research Methods in Psychology, 2e © W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. By Beth Morling

Social media contributes to body image dimorphism caus - ing eating disorders. While social media doesn't cause BDD, it can amplify the condition. You might constantly take and post selfies, then con - stantly scrutinize and criticize them. If a person truly has body dysmorphic disorder, plastic surgery will actually make BDD worse (Germany, 2022) Positive body image has been conceptualised theo - retically as an overarching love and respect for the body ( Cohen, 2020 ) . Social media causes an in - crease in cyberbullying rates. Social media allows adolescents to problematically communicate online, talk to strangers, and engage in cyber bullying (Craig, 2020 .( social media preserves the relevantly human and valu - able portions of life, espe - cially reasoning, play, and exchange of ideas (Elder, 2014) Social media causes increased loneliness. A study published in JAMA Psychiatry showed that adolescents who spend more than three hours daily on social media had heightened risks of psychological and mental health issues, including loneliness, depression, and suicide (SMVLC, 2022 .( I then consider several crit - icisms of social media’s po - tential to host friendships, and refute or weaken the force of these objections, using this conception of a distinctively human shared life. I conclude that we should use the shared life to evaluate features of social media and norms for users’ conduct (Elder, 2014). References Househ, M., Borycki, E., & Kushniruk, A. (2014). Empowering patients through social media: The benefits and challenges. Health Informatics Journal , 20 (1), 50– 58. doi: Research Methods in Psychology, 2e © W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. By Beth Morling

The case for body positivity on social media ... - sage journals . (n.d.). Retrieved September 19, 2022, from https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1359105320912450 Elder, A. (2014, November 21). Excellent online friendships: An Aristotelian defense of social media - ethics and information technology . SpringerLink. Retrieved September 18, 2022, from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-014-9354-5 Research Methods in Psychology, 2e © W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. By Beth Morling