Social Media
Unveiling Social Media: Step into the realm of social media, where we unravel the world of online connections and sharing. Explore its impact on our lives, both beneficial and challenging. From staying connected to potential downsides, gain insights into how to navigate the digital landscape mindfully. Delve into the world of likes, shares, and tweets to understand how social media shapes our modern world.
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Self-Harm and Social Contagion in Adolescents
Self-harm, defined as the “deliberate destruction or alteration of one’s body tissues without suicidal intent” (p. 2), is strongly associated with suicide in research findings. “Explicit depictions of self-harm are now easily accessible via popular content-sharing platforms such as Instagram and Youtube” (p. 2) lending itself to possible social contagion effects. What are the connections…
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Social Media: A Convenient Scapegoat?
Social media users number in the billions, and the most popular platforms include Facebook, X(Twitter), YouTube, WhatsApp, WeChat, and Instagram. Given the popularity of social media, numerous studies have attempted to document the effects of social media on users. As of January 2020, there were more than 110,000 publications with “social media” cited in the…
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Can a Positive Mindset Be Toxic?
Tragedy is a part of human existence, and no one completely escapes it. We may experience physical, mental, and psychological damage as a result of our own or others’ actions. We may develop diseases and illnesses that are short- or long-term, treatable or untreatable. Built in to our genetic code is the desire to seek…
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Empowering Parents: Mediation Strategies to Tackle Problematic Media Use
Media use is a daily, and some would say an hourly, activity for children and adults. According to Statista, the average daily time using digital media in the U.S. was 7 hours, 19 minutes in 2022. Children 8-10 years old spend 6 hours per day on screens and those 11-14 spend almost 9 hours per…
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Mindfulness and Problematic Social Media Use: Are They Connected?
From its origins in Hinduism, Buddhism, and yoga, mindfulness has hit the mainstream and is now the subject of intense psychological research. Mindfulness meditation training, a big business, caters to people seeking to counteract the numerous distractions of modern-day life. Mindfulness describes a person’s ability to focus on the present. It differs from other types…
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FOMO and Social Media Addiction: Is the Platform to Blame?
In a previous post, I referenced the explosive growth in Tik Tok, a social media platform popular with adolescents and young adults, which is expected to grow to 900 million users by 2024. WeChat, a popular messaging app in China, now boasts 1.2 billion users (statista.com). Social media apps show no signs of slowing down…