1.15 billion account in Facebook. 400 million tweets being sent per day. 8000 users like some or other photo per second. 4.2 billion people use mobile device to access social media sites. This is the number’s language when we toke about social networking web sites, and these numbers it more likely to increase every day. People use the social networking web sites for many purpose such as known the news, have fun or communicate with friends and this is the main purpose. Social networking web sites succeed to grab the people to use it by offering new and interesting features. All that make us do not feel of the time that we spend on social networking web sites and do not care about the consequences. Recent studies show that social networking web sites are responsible for changing their users behavior that led to serious health problems. Social networking users should be more cautious when they are using it in order to avoid health problems.
Social networking web sites make us more isolated, and that could be a reason for health problem. Dr. Aric Sigman (2009) said: “Increased isolation could alter the way genes work and upset immune responses, hormone levels and the function of arteries. It could also impair mental performance.” This change on genes and hormone levels could cause health problems like cancer, strokes, heard disease and dementia. Maybe someone will ask how the social networking web sites make us isolate and the main purpose of it to keep people communicates with other? Yes, social networking web sites succeed keeping us in touch with friends in other countries or friends we did not see them since high school, but it change our ways of communication.
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Furthermore, it is thought that social media lets humans connect with others and have more friends than those in the real world. However, this is not always true. People worry about their online worlds and whether people will like them. Online, people are more judgemental than real world friends, which can lead to a low self-esteem. The article “YES: Connecting Virtually Isn’t Like Real-World Bonding” by Larry Rosen states that “...our constant need to check comes from anxiety…” Obviously, technology has a negative effect on people as far as lower self-esteem and
A report by (www.time.com) suggests that the use of Facebook and social media can have positive effects on the human psychology. According to (Park 2014), it is evident that there are negative emotions that can “trigger feelings of envy, worsen our self-esteem, and make us feel lonely.” If something can have a negative tendency, there is also a chance that there is positive ideas that have not yet been addressed. As Park from (www.dailymail.co.uk) continues to discuss that there is too much focus surrounding the negative, she mentions there is also a spread of positivity that is overlooked. News articles from the sources (www.dailymail.co.uk), suggests that the use of Facebook can “spark a natural high leading to a relaxed heart rate and lower levels of stress and tension”. Researchers of Auxologico Italian Institute, the catholic university, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology conducted an experiment with “30 students aged 19-25 monitoring the reactions of their brain, blood pressure, skin conductance, pupil dilation and heart rate.” At the end of the research, they concluded that they found the use of Facebook “brought out reactions suggesting the person found high levels of attractiveness and arousal.” Similarly to the negative effects that was caused through the abusive use of Facebook, this kind of spike in arousal is known to leads to anxiety problems and social awkwardness for some people. Regardless of the fact that this could stimulate positive effects that would mask the negative effects is still inconclusive. Because of this, it is safe to assume that Facebook definitely influences an individual’s psychology, but whether it be positively or negatively inherited is up to the
How the social networking influents young people’s psychological well-being? Since the World Wide Web appeared in the world in the year of 1991, the internet has significantly changed people’s life on almost every level. Especially when the social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, became popular during the last decade, people’s lifestyles have greatly changed by this form of communication, which consequently brings many psychological effects on the young people. As the result, according to the recent researches, the teenagers and the young adults in this era are bearing many mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, and addiction, due to the social
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This world as we know is heading towards a more virtual era, where everything we need to know is under the palm of our hands. We have many devices such as smart phones, tablets, computers, which gives us access to an infinite amount of information. This virtual life style we are becoming accustomed to introduced us to social media. An increase amount of interaction is being built between known and unknown users from all around the world. Social networks such as Facebook, MySpace, twitter, and even tumbler have become an everyday routine of our daily lives. In this modern society, all these social media websites have brought about a significant amount of impact in many of us. It has really influenced its users on how to conduct their lives.
This research is unique because it will give light to the individuals who are against social networking that will not take to consideration that it has any positive outcomes at all and to those who believe that social networking has no downfalls and are too blinded by the social networking to even notice the affects it has on their own lives.
This is not just based from my personal opinion. There is a multitude of information and studies that assist in proving that the more a user access Facebook the more stress and worry they suffer with. The University of Michigan conducted a study to analyze the well being of a set of people in accordance to how often they accessed their social media outlets. They tested this by sending out five text messages per day. They would see how much face to face interaction they had experienced verses how much social media. They also asked questions about their overall mood and levels of worry. Through
The University of Salford in the UK did a study last year on social media’s effects on self-esteem and anxiety, and reported that 50% of their 298 participants said that their “use of social networks like Facebook and Twitter makes their lives worse”. (Medical Daily) The study also reported that participants said ...
Another way it is harmful to social interactions is through social networking sites. While social networking has the ability to reconnect with old friends, see what family and friends are up to, and stay informed, it also has a dark side. Problems with romantic or even platonic relationships can arise from something as small as who your friends are on Facebook or whom you follow on Twitter. A more likely situation is that romantic relationships could face turmoil if one person finds out that the other has been talking to someone else privately. Under certain circumstances, one partner could think that the other is cheating on them.
From "thintastic" blogs to suicide stories, social media has become not only a source of conversation but a gateway to harmful suggestions that many teenagers see and believe to be allowable, when in fact the situations proposed are dangerous to those who attempt them. Statistics show that 20% of anorexic teenagers will die prematurely, and 80% of teenagers who commit suicide are depressed (South). Social media has glorified and brought to attention eating disorders, depression, and suicide among teens that might otherwise not become a statistic in these critical categories.
Although there are many positive aspects of social media, we cannot simply ignore the possible risks associated with using it. Some of these risk can have negative effects on individuals, families, and even society as a whole. Some of these risks include, but are not limited to, decay of social interaction, reduced productivity in the workplace, and negative effects on one’s
However, there are also some negative effects of social networking sites. Spending too much time on social networking sites affects people’s work and study, and people will become more and more isolated from their friends in real life. Moreover, it is difficult to protect users’ privacy on social networking sites, so it may result in the risk of revealing personal details. All in all, the popularity of social networking sites depends on the copycat effect among people, convenience in themselves, and their good functions. When social networking sites are becoming an important part of people’s lives, people should learn to make the most of these sites instead of wasting time.
Social networking sites are like cakes. As all know, cakes are sweet or delicious. When people eat cakes, they will feel comfortable and full. However, when people eat more cakes, the disadvantages of cakes will appear, such as gaining weight. Social Networking sites are also like a double-edged sword for relationships. Sometimes social networking sites will help relationships, and sometimes it will harm relationships. When users use social networking sites, users can easily keep friendships with old friends and make new friends, users can find more topics for people to communicate, and social networking sites can enhance relationships between friends and avoid some embarrassing topics. However, social networking sites also harm friendships
Almost over a billion people use Social Media Websites daily in order to get in touch with their Loved Ones, Family, and Friends. These sites are widely used to share photos, experiences, and loads of other personal items. They are no doubt a valuable tool for marketing, social, and entrepreneurial purposes but they have some really serious downsides as well. There are a lot of risks concerned with Social Networking Websites. For example, Disclosure of private and personal information, Bullying, and harassment, stalking, child Abuse, mental attacks in the form of Negative, racial, sexual, and Offensive comments, phishing, viruses, hacking, click bait, fraud, and inappropriate links, etc. are associated with Social Networking
Nowadays, we are living in the “ technology world”, digital’s century, science and technology are being devolopped like a rain-storm, people try their best effect to serve for human’s infiniti demand. Internet in general and social network in particular are exceedingly funtional tools. Indeed, with over 1.3 billion active users in June,2014 ( Wikipedia), there is no suprise that Facebook has been becoming a leading social network in the world, “Facebook was not originally created to be a company. It was built to accomplish a social mission - to make the world more open and connected” – CEO of Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg (google). Facebook truthly brought many useful; however, it is still “ a double-edged sword”.