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1 Project Two: Presentation Name SCS-200: Applied Social Sciences Professor December 17, 2023

2 In today’s climate we almost all have phones in our pockets, using them to check everything from the time, to what a person you haven’t talked to in ten years is up to. It’s easy, it is a habit, and it’s nothing less than astronomically convenient. It’s seems to be a bit too convenient, a little too easy, possibly even addicting. Most people today have one or more social media accounts that they can easily loose themselves too for hours on end, but how often do you think about how it affects you or your mental health? That is the question I would like to ask today. Does excessive social media use, more than an hour a day, affect people’s mental well-being and ability to communicate in a detrimental or helpful way? How does it affect our social norms? Our beliefs? Our values? And when is the last time you even stopped to ask yourself these questions to see what is too much? Many headlines and study’s believe it leads to poor self-image and poor communication, but I would like to dive deeper into those depths and try to learn if it’s truly damaging or perhaps even helpful. “Several studies have reported a significant link between high social media use and low mood and depression.” (Berry, Emsley, Lobban, & Bucci, 2018) states Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Life can be difficult enough without adding more stress, comparing yourself to the best parts of others’ lives. Our mental state can vary between fragile and defiant depending on the circumstances around us. It’s important to feel comfortable and confident in ourselves, so why continuously check and possibly even obsess over something that can cause us so much harm? Well used irresponsibly a motor vehicle can cause much more damage, and social media is no different. The way you use social media, the intentions behind your reason there play a key factor in the effect it has on you. Sites such as YouTube, primarily used for learning have less of a negative effect

3 than a platforms used to do more of a monitoring aspect, such as Instagram. In the same article, the next sentence actually, also states “However, others have found no evidence of a link between social media use and mood” (Berry, Emsley, Lobban, & Bucci, 2018) We are social creatures. We have evolved in a way that communication is important and beneficial. According to Why Do We Need What We Need? A Terror Management Perspective on the Roots of Human Social Motivation, “By tying many social motives to the basic existential concerns of the human species, which in turn are tied to an even more basic animal instinct for survival, the terror management framework provides a linkage between the psychological and biological sides of the human organism.” (Pyszczynski, Greenberg, & Solomon, 2009). We are hardwired to survive, and also for most of evolution we have understood the benefit of social interactions and communications, linking these things mentally so we have a hunger for social interaction. These type of needs are met easily with the use of social media. We can now keep in touch with friends, family, or even meet strangers with such an ease and convince that was impossible before the early 2000’s. That’s all great! With just the sheer number of people who have signed up for social media in the last 20 or so years you can see how important it is. These things us help use feel more fulfilled in our live for the most part. Or for another example of the benefits that come from social media communications, let take a look at the pandemic of 2020. Giving people a wat to communicate or keep in touch without the possibility to spread the virus in a timely manner was unheard of before phone. And now you can call, comment, face time, or even just look at the recent post of those love ones now. Or the spread of information that was available due to social media. “Whilst webinars are by no means a new phenomenon, their ubiquity during this

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4 pandemic is significant, both in terms of the rapid acceptance by more traditional speakers and the relative simplicity by which they can be deployed.” (Wong, Ho, Olusanya, Antonini, & Lyness, 2020) These types of things are not only positive, but have come a long way in progressing our society. With all the things being said, there are many drawbacks from social media also. “One such explanation is that social media may elicit downward online social comparisons; that is, comparing oneself less favorably to others, leading to negative feelings” (Berry, Emsley, Lobban, & Bucci, 2018). While checking on people is good, comparing yourself to others with such ease can lead to a depleted sense of ones self- worth and can also lead to anxiety and self-isolations due to feelings of inadequacy. Cyber stalking or constant comparisons between your life and others can be very detrimental to your mental health. “It was general factual-based disclosures that were beneficial for increasing mood, whilst emotional-based posting was detrimental to mood and paranoia.” (Berry, Emsley, Lobban, & Bucci, 2018). Overall it seems like your intentions and what you look at online is what affects your mood and well-being rather than the time spent. I believe these affects are important to understand, having younger family members and a significant other who spend a lot of their day scrolling means I wish to understand more about the ways that it can be used in a positive manor. Wanting to help the people important to us is a trait I think many of us can relate to and is useful in helping those people feel fulfilled in their own lives. We as a group need to understand how these types of everyday activities affect us and how we can minimize any negative affects that may be produced from it. That being said, there are a few studies that have

5 stated that social media use has decreased and that people are spending less time on social media. Personally I like that idea, it’s not like I hate social media, I just worry about people I care about and I believe too much of anything is a bad thing. But looking past my personal beliefs, the evidence I’ve given you here today should be what helps you form your own opinion. Social media is a part of our life that is probably here to stay, like it or not. Using the statics and studies already acquired we can better learn how to use it to our advantage. Social media is a tool, no different from a knife. Used incorrectly it can lead to self-harm, used properly it can create amazing things. More than anything I think that’s what the evidence I have provided has shown. That is why evidence should be the guiding factor in most situations, it can help you better navigate any problem. When I stated this investigation, I had a mostly negative opinion on social media and how it affects us mentally. I have accounts but most of them I might check once a month, sometimes less. Having a significant other who can spend hours scrolling through post after post began to make me feel as though it wasn’t helping her confront or overcome any problems she believes to have with herself, and I actually believed it was only exacerbating them. Now I believe I was wrong, and that there isn’t much of a link in our specific circumstance. I also hadn’t considered the positive effect that social media can have that I’ve now seen and understood more about in doing this research. “Such sharing is of immense value. Document creators have effectively been able to crowdsource peer reviews from a variety of healthcare workers, obtaining quick and useful feedback that would have otherwise taken significantly more time and effort.” (Wong, Ho, Olusanya, Antonini, & Lyness, 2020) This is extremely useful during times

6 of isolation and the speed associated with it can’t be forgotten. Overall just like anything in life it is what you make of it. Is it detrimental or helpful to a person’s mental state? It’s both. You decide if you experience will be positive or negative and how you should use the tool that we’ve been given. The time isn’t such an issue, any more than spending too much time doing another hobby is. The only person able to determine how social media affects your mental health, is you. References Armstrong, M. (2019, September 6). Mental Health: The Impact of Social Media on Young People . Retrieved from Statista: https://www.statista.com/chart/19262/impact-of-social-media-on- mental-health/

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7 Armstrong, M. (2021, November 26). Is Peak Social Media Already Behind Us? Retrieved from Statista: https://www.statista.com/chart/26272/global-average-daily-time-spent-on-social-media-per- internet-user/ Berry, N., Emsley, R., Lobban, A. F., & Bucci, S. (2018). Social media and its relationship with mood, self- esteem and paranoia in psychosis. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica , 558-570. Lo, J., Rae, M., Amin, K., & Cox, C. (2022, February 10). Outpatient telehealth use soared early in the COVID-19 pandemic but has since receded . Retrieved from Health System Tracker: https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/outpatient-telehealth-use-soared-early-in-the- covid-19-pandemic-but-has-since-receded/ Lyngdoh, T., El-Manstrly, D., & Jeesha, K. (2022). Social isolation and social anxiety as drivers of generation Z's willingness to share personal information on social media. Psychology & Marketing , 5-26. Ortiz-Ospina, E. (2019, September 18). The rise of social media . Retrieved from Our World In Data: https://ourworldindata.org/rise-of-social-media Pyszczynski, T., Greenberg, J., & Solomon, S. (2009, November 19). Why Do We Need What We Need? A Terror Management Perspective on the Roots of Human Social Motivation . Retrieved from Taylor & Francis Online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15327965pli0801_1 Wong, A., Ho, S., Olusanya, O., Antonini, M. V., & Lyness, D. (2020). The use of social media and online communications in times of pandemic COVID-19. The Journal of the Intensive Care Society .

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