Social Media Slaves

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William Iven

¹Rosengard, D., M. TuckerMclaughlin, and T. Brown. "Students and Social News: How College Students Share News Through Social

Media." Electronic News 8.2 (2014): 12037. Web.

Olu Eletu

William Iven

Ryan McGuire

²"Social Media, Social Life: How Teens View Their Digital Lives." A Common Sense Research Study.Common Sense Media, n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2016.

Damian Zaleski

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IN FACT...

TWO-THIRDS of teenagers text EVERYDAY and OVER HALF visitsocial networking sites DAILY.³

This hyper-active presence of teens on social networks is bound tohave a psychological impact…

³Social Media, Social Life: How Teens View Their Digital Lives." A Common Sense Research Study. CommonSense Media, n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2016.

“Previous correlational research indicates that adolescentgirls who use social network sites more frequently are

more dissatisfied with their bodies.⁴”

⁴de Vries, D.A., Peter, J., de Graaf, H. et al. J Youth Adolescence (2016) 45: 211. doi:10.1007/s1096401502664

Volkan Olmez

The New YorkTimes reports thatyoung people whospend lots of time theirpeers’ online photosend up their own bodies

⁵DAMOUR, LISA. "FOR TEENAGE GIRLS, SWIMSUIT SEASONNEVER ENDS." NEW YORK TIMES BLOGS: WELL. THE NEWYORK TIMES, 10 AUG. 2016. WEB. 17 OCT. 2016.

assessing

perceiving

poorly⁵.

David Marcu

21% of teen social

media users report

feeling worse

about their own

life because of

what they see

from other friends

on social media⁶.

Tim Gouw

⁶ Amanda Lenhart, Aaron Smith, Monica Anderson, Maeve Duggan,Andrew Perrin, 2015, Teens, technology and friendships, Pew Research

Center, viewed 20 October 2016, <http://apo.org.au/node/56457>.

Where does this come from?

Are teens trying to reach an

unattainable sense of perfection that is

costing them their mental health?

VIKTOR HANACEK

39% " of teens on social media say they feel

to post content that will bepressure and get lotspopular comments

or likes ⁷"

⁷⁷Amanda Lenhart, Aaron Smith, Monica Anderson, Maeve Duggan, Andrew Perrin, 2015, Teens,

technology and friendships, Pew Research Center, viewed 20 October 2016,

<http://apo.org.au/node/56457>.

This quest for perfection is taking a toll on

teenagers’ well being.

Charlz Gutiérrez De Piñeres Manu Camargo

Agberto Guimaraes

25%A recent study

social mediatwo hours

poor

distress

health support⁸

⁸Payne, E. (2015, Aug 08). Teens' poor mental health linked to social media use. The Ottawa CitizenRetrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1702249271?accountid=6180

This obsessive preoccupation with social mediaimage is said to not only have a negative effecton body image, but on academic performance.

Lacie Slezak

Excessive time on social media sites can detract teens fromfocusing on their studies.

“It turns out you could actually be so preoccupied with your bodyimage after a scrolling session that you do worse in school.⁹”

⁹McNamara, Brittney. "Looking at Instagram Could Make Your Grades and Body Image Worse." Teen Vogue. Conde Nast, 12 Aug. 2016. Web.

17 Oct. 2016.

32% of people admit to using social media for “surveillance and watching ofothers”¹⁰. Whitling and Williams’ study states that many are “nosey”, they “spy onpeople”, they “creep on people”, … Many individuals mentioned that they want toknow what others are doing and that they try and keep up with others.¹¹”

¹⁰Anita Whiting, David Williams, "Why people use social media: a uses and gratifications approach", Qualitative Market Research: An

International Journal, Vol. 16 Iss: 4, pp.362 369

¹¹ Ibid.

Ryan McGuire

This constant preoccupation with keeping up with othersseverely impacts teens.

Steinar La Engeland

For those who want to be kept up with, however, “Facebook gives thosewith narcissistic tendencies an opportunity to exploit the site and getthe feedback they need to become the centre of attention¹²”

¹²Part 2 Media Use Research Slides PDF (lecture notes)

Mink Mingle

¹³Payne, E. (2015, Aug 08). Teens' poor mental health linked to social media use. The Ottawa Citizen Retrieved from

http://search.proquest.com/docview/1702249271?accountid=6180

Paula Lavalle Dai KE

“Teens face challenges trying to constructan appropriate and authentic onlinepersona for multiple audiences, includingadults and peers.¹⁴”

María Victoria Heredia Reyes

¹⁴Amanda Lenhart, Aaron Smith, Monica Anderson, Maeve Duggan, Andrew Perrin, 2015, Teens, technology and friendships, Pew Research Center, viewed 20 October 2016,<http://apo.org.au/node/56457>.

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¹⁵Amanda Lenhart, Aaron Smith, Monica Anderson, Maeve Duggan, Andrew Perrin, 2015, Teens, technology and friendships, Pew ResearchCenter, viewed 20 October 2016, <http://apo.org.au/node/56457>.

Despite the negative impacts of social media on teens’ mental health, Teen

Vogue suggests remembering that “that social media always involves some

trickery. You wouldn't post a picture of yourself online that you thought

looked bad, so just like you, your friends are cherry picking what goes up.¹⁶”

¹⁶McNamara, Brittney. "Looking at Instagram Could Make Your Grades and Body Image Worse." Teen Vogue. Conde Nast, 12 Aug. 2016.

Web. 17 Oct. 2016.

Siddharth Bhogra

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¹7McNamara, Brittney. "Looking at Instagram Could Make Your Grades and Body Image Worse." Teen Vogue. Conde Nast, 12 Aug. 2016.

Web. 17 Oct. 2016.

Nick Karvounis

FILM 240 ASSIGNMENT 2: FLIP BOOK

Works Cited

By Léa Lotey-Goodman

1) Rosengard, D., M. Tucker-Mclaughlin, and T. Brown. "Students and Social News: How College Students Share News

Through Social Media." Electronic News 8.2 (2014): 120-37. Web.

2) Social Media, Social Life: How Teens View Their Digital Lives." A Common Sense Research Study. Common Sense

Media, n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2016.

3) Social Media, Social Life: How Teens View Their Digital Lives." A Common Sense Research Study. Common Sense

Media, n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2016.

4) de Vries, D.A., Peter, J., de Graaf, H. et al. J Youth Adolescence (2016) 45: 211. doi:10.1007/s10964-015-0266-4

5) DAMOUR, LISA. "FOR TEENAGE GIRLS, SWIMSUIT SEASON NEVER ENDS." NEW YORK TIMES BLOGS: WELL. THE NEW

YORK TIMES, 10 AUG. 2016. WEB. 17 OCT. 2016

6) Amanda Lenhart, Aaron Smith, Monica Anderson, Maeve Duggan, Andrew Perrin, 2015, Teens, technology and

friendships, Pew Research Center, viewed 17 October 2016, <http://apo.org.au/node/56457>.



8) Payne, E. (2015, Aug 08). Teens' poor mental health linked to social media use. The Ottawa Citizen Retrieved from


FILM 240 ASSIGNMENT 2: FLIP BOOK

Works Cited

By Léa Lotey-Goodman

9) McNamara, Brittney. "Looking at Instagram Could Make Your Grades and Body Image Worse." Teen Vogue. Conde

Nast, 12 Aug. 2016. Web. 17 Oct. 2016.

10) Anita Whiting, David Williams, "Why people use social media: a uses and gratifications approach", Qualitative Marke

Research: An International Journal, Vol. 16 Iss: 4, pp.362 - 369

11) Ibid.

12) Part 2 Media Use Research Slides PDF (lecture notes)

13) Payne, E. (2015, Aug 08). Teens' poor mental health linked to social media use. The Ottawa Citizen Retrieved from






16) McNamara, Brittney. "Looking at Instagram Could Make Your Grades and Body Image Worse." Teen Vogue. Conde

Nast, 12 Aug. 2016. Web. 17 Oct. 2016.

17) Ibid.