Search 1
- Database used: Academic Search Premier
- Keywords: Social Media AND mental health
- Limiter(s): Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals
- Search Results: 4,653
- This database was useful because I found a plethora of articles on how mental health amongst young adults affect their interactions with technology.
- Useful article:
Young adults’ perceptions of using wearables, social media and other technologies to detect worsening mental health: A qualitative study.
The study in the article aimed to explore the perspectives of young patients on the feasibility and acceptability of using wearables, social media and technologies to detect mental health deterioration. Methods: The study was co-produced with young adults with past mental health difficulties. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with young adults with a severe mental health condition in a private room at a community mental health site. Data was triangulated by comparing codes and ideas across the two co-researchers and two researchers over two virtual meetings.
Reference
Dewa, L. H., Lavelle, M., Pickles, K., Kalorkoti, C., Jaques, J., Pappa, S., & Aylin, P. (2019). Young adults’ perceptions of using wearables, social media and other technologies to detect worsening mental health: A qualitative study. PLoS ONE, 14(9), 1–14. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fhsu.edu/10.1371/journal.pone.0222655
Search 2
- Database used: ABI/INFORM Collection
- Keywords: cyberbullying AND (social media teen)
- Limiter(s): Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals
- Search results: 182
This database lots of information on how social media traumatizes teens
Useful article: When social media traumatizes teens
The peer reviewed article examine the extent to which negative online risk experiences (information breaches, explicit content exposure, cyberbullying and sexual solicitations) cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in adolescents. The study also explores whether teens’ short-term coping responses serve to mitigate PTSD or, instead, act as a response to stress from online events.
Reference
McHugh, Bridget Christine; Wisniewski, Pamela; Rosson, Mary Beth; Carroll, John M. Internet Research; Bradford Vol. 28, Iss. 5, (2018): 1169-1188. DOI:10.1108/IntR-02-2017-0077
Search 3
- Database used: BioMed Central
- Keywords: Social media and body image
- Limiter(s): Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals
- Search results: 32358
- This search was useful because it provided quality articles a lot of articles that dealt with the psychological effects of tens being pressured to look a certain way.
Useful article: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and co.: body image and social media
This study explored the impacts of social media on the body image of young adults aged 18-25 years. A total of 300 students from a Victorian university completed a survey including questions about the use of social media and 2 measures of body image:
Reference
Pepin, G., Endresz, N. Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and co.: body image and social media. J Eat Disord 3, O22 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/2050-2974-3-S1-O22