The research question on this topic will be: How does social media influence the mental health of children during middle childhood?
Logan Albright. (2017). Colorado May Ban Smartphone Sales for Kids. [Digital image].
In our current technological climate, where digital media and digital devices are progressing so quickly, utilizing electronic products is absolutely essential. Children like to use their digital devices such as computers, tablets and smartphones to play games, or to post on social media. Social media is currently a significant trigger in altering children's mental health. Childrens’ experiences online are leading them to be increasingly depressed, anxious, and isolated (Firth, 2017, P6). On the other hand, however, teens already experiencing mental health problems are in fact-finding support and resources from online platforms, particularly from communities of other individuals who struggle with similar problems (Social Media in an Anxious Age, 2018, para. 4). Social media is perceived as a new, exciting world by children and young people, a place to make new friends and to learn new things. Nonetheless social media can undoubtedly present a real living nightmare for children, with its negative and sinister attributes such as cyberbullying, infringement of privacy as well as the ever-present opportunities to compare themselves with others, can cause children and young people to become quite traumatized and anxious in their middle childhood (Ahmad, 2017, para. 4). There is undeniably a significant connection between social media and children's mental health, and consequently, it is critical to understand the influence and attraction of social media in children's middle life.
3+ Relevant resources
Ahmad, M. (2017, December 5). The Impact of Social Media on Children & Adolescents
[Scholarly project]. Retrieved from
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Social Media in an Anxious Age: A Companion to the 2018 Children's Mental Health
Report on Anxiety. (n.d.). Retrieved from
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Firth Emily. (June 2017).Social media and children's mental health:a review of the
evidence.Retrieved from
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Richards, D., Caldwell, P. H., & Go, H. (2015). Impact of social media on the health of
children and young people. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 51(12), 1152-
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