My research question is: How does social media affect mental health in young girls? This topic interests me because I am now a young woman who was using social media daily at a very young age. As I continue to navigate social media, I’ve noticed the high influence social media has had on my mental health. I’ve experienced both negative and positive things on social media since my teenage years. I already know social media is a complicated cyber world to navigate and the addiction the media world creates. I know there’s a lot of social media users who have violated and abused their media platforms which has caused harm to many individuals. Some points that I plan to explore and find out more about are the awareness young girls are receiving about their mental health when using social media, are there restrictions young girls have on social media? What is being done to keep mental health a priority for young girls who are actively using social media?
Bennett, Jessica. “Being 13.” The New York Times, 20 Sept. 2023. NYTimes.com, https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/20/well/family/13-year-old-girls-social-media-self-esteem.html.
Hi Miah, I like your topic and would like to learn more about it because now our time with young children having access to social media would want to learn how it affects them. With social media and when it was being a negative effect on you, did you do something that helped you pass through that negative time? I like your question on if there should be an age requirement for young girls having access to social media.
I really like your topic as a young girl myself being on social media I can agree it definitely has an affect on mental health. Everything keep growing and evolving so I think a question you should ask is what will the lives of young girls look in our near future if nothing is done about this issue. Also expanding more about social media guidelines and what should be added that certain platforms don’t have yet. Overall I think this is a really interesting topic.
Just in the news yesterday:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/technology/states-lawsuit-children-instagram-facebook.html?smid=nytcore-android-share