Laura's Flipbook

1. THE NEGATIVE AFFECTS OF
SOCIAL MEDIA ON TEEN MENTAL
HEALTH
Creative commons: TZA, Jan 20th 2009

2. PRESENTATION
OUTLINE
SOME STATISTICS
FINDING THE
CORRELATION
VARIOUS MENTAL
ILLNESSES
CASE STUDY
HOW DO WE CREATE A
HEALTHIER FUTURE
Creative Commons: Fernanda
Guerra, January 30th 2012

3. "Aided by the convenience and
constant access provided by
smartphones, 92% of teens report
going online daily”- Amanda
Lenhart
Creative Commons: Sean
MacEntee, November 10th 2010

4. What it comes down to: is your
Instagram about your life or is your
life about your Instagram?
Creative Commons: Joan Grífols, October 10th 2015

5. #doitfortheinsta

6. PEOPLE ONLY POST THEIR BEST
MOMENTS
Creative Commons: Zach Dischner, September 12, 2014

7. Many teens feel they need to
project an attractive and
"likeable" image through their
social media platforms.
(lenhart, 2015)

8. WHERE DO THESE
TWO THING
CONNECT?
Creative Commons: Bernard Spragg,May 5th 2013

9. 1 in 10 children and young people (aged 5 - 16)
suffer from a diagnosable mental health
disorder
Creative Commons: Took, May 23rd, 2009,

10. "Phones are no longer just for making calls. TV sets no
longer pull in content just from antennas, satellites or
cables. The media world has changed."-susan krashinsky
Creative Commons: Mrch
3rd, 2014

13. There is a
dopamine
rush given
when one
receives
verification
and support
via social
media
platforms
Creative Commons: Thomas Angermann, May 26th, 2011

14. Bombarded by
unideal social
constructed norms;
leaving viewers
forever inferior
-EATING DISORDERS
Creative Commons: Erin Nekervis, December 24th 2006

15. How does this affect teens mental
health?
Creative Commons: Janine, Sept 9th 2009

16. Is this a true representation of every
body type?
Victoria's Secret ad "A Body For
Every Body."

17. WHEN ONE'S ENTIRE
NEWFEED IS FULL OF
PEOPLE DOING EXITING
ADVENTURES, AMAZING
DATES, IT IS OBVIOUS WHY
THERE IS ADDED ANXIETY
AROUND WHAT ONE POSTS
AND WHEN THEY POST IT
DEPRESSIVE MENTAL
DISORDER
Creative Commons: Frontierofficial,
May 1st 2012

18. "The problem is when you are 17 or 16
or 15, part of your coping mechanism
is social media and it is very
difficult to uncouple those things,"
-(Payne, 2015)
Creative Commons: Megan, March 17th 2009

19. CYBERBULLYING
Creative Commons: Wen Tong Neo, May 20th 2006

20. 52 percent of young
people report being
cyber bullied.
Creative Commons: Irish Typepad, October 29th, 2012

21. Creative Commons: Mark Hasiuk
AMANDA TODD

22. WE Cannot remove social media from
existing, so what is the
SOLUTION?

23. "No one is saying, 'Toss the phone in
the garbage.' They are saying limit
it." (Payne, 2015).
Creative Commons:Kama Guezalova, July 15, 2009

24. If we can use
social media for
its many
benefits,
without
allowing it to
takeover,
everyone wins.

25. References
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Krashinsky, S. (2014, December 04). Four ways Canadians are consuming media differently.
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Lenhart, A. (2015, April 9). Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015. Pew Research
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media­technology­2015/
Mann, R., Dr. (n.d.). CAMH: Social media and student mental health: What's the ... Retrieved
October 20, 2016, from http://www.camh.ca/en/research/news_and_publications/CAMH­
Discovers/summer­2015/Pages/Social­media­and­student­mental­health.aspx
Matrix, S. (2016, September 28). Advertisement. Lecture presented at Film 240: Lecture 2 in
Ellis Hall, Kingston, Ontario.
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http://www.youngminds.org.uk/training_services/policy/mental_health_statistics
Pantic, I. (2014). Online Social Networking and Mental Health. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and
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26. Continued
Payne, E. (2015, August). Teens' poor mental health linked to social media use. ProQuest, A1.
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Pilieci, V. (2012, March 25). Is social media harming our mental health, researchers wonder?
The National Post. Retrieved October 15, 2016, from
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researchers­wonder
Simmons, R. (2016, August 19). How Social Media Is a Toxic Mirror. TIME Magazine.
The Amanda Todd Story|NoBullying|. (n.d.). Retrieved October 19, 2016, from
https://nobullying.com/amanda­todd­story/