Different components of adolescent wellbeing include: 
- Sleep quality 
- Self-esteem
- Mental Health


Wellbeing of Adolescents

•Concern with one's appearance

•Comparing Culture

•Worsen Body Image Dissatisfaction

•Social Networking Addiction

•Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

•Imagined Image Defects

Constant social media use can cause unrealistic body image ideals that can greatly impact one's mental well-being. 

•Major Depressive Disorder

•Substance Abuse Disorder

•Social Phobia

•Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

•Body Image Dissatisfaction

Excess Social Media Use Has Been Seen to Increase the Affects of Psychiatric Disorders and other BDD Comorbidities

More and more research into social media suggests that social media use has negative links with adolescent wellbeing. 

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- mental health
- body image and eating disorders
- obesity
- behavioral influence
- health information and misinformation in the media


Common Themes in the Relationship Between Media and Health

Woods, H. C., & Scott, H. (2016). #Sleepyteens: Social media use in adolescence is associated with poor sleep quality, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. Journal of Adolescence, 51, 41-49. doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.05.008

#Sleepyteens: Social media use in adolescence is associated
with poor sleep quality, anxiety, depression and low
self-esteem

There has been a lot of concern about the use of social media and its impact on mental health. The problem is that the studies that have come out have been mixed in results as well as been criticized for their validity. From the studies that were done, they found that the mere exposure of social media was not what attributed to mental health issue but rather the quality of interactions within social media. In one study, they found that the use for social media for negative social comparison lead to later depression. On the other hand. another study found that the positive well being of social media users is associated with the positive use of social media. An example of positive use is authentic self-presentation.

Impact of Social Media on Young Adult 

The mental picture one forms of one’s body as a whole, including its physical characteristics (body percept) and one’s attitudes toward these characteristics (body concept).

Body Image

Impact of Social Media Use on Adolescents

Researchers believe that individuals were more likely to use social media during peak periods of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, different motivation for connecting with others on social media could explain different mental health outcomes. 

Social Media Use in COVID-19 Pandemic

Watching numerous episodes of television shows in rapid succession with little to no breaks. 

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