Examining the role of social media in shaping anxiety in adolescents

Social media has become an integral part of young people’s daily lives. With the emergence of platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, Telegram and TikTok, communication has taken on a whole new dimension. While social media provides a wide range of opportunities for communication, information sharing and job opportunities, there are also many concerns about their impact on young people’s mental health. With the rapid growth of social media use such as Instagram and TikTok among teenagers, research has shown that these spaces have profound effects on young people’s mental health. Although these platforms are designed for social communication, excessive use of them can increase anxiety, depression and reduce self-confidence. As one of the main communication tools in today’s world, social media has a profound and widespread impact on the developmental psychology of adolescents. With its wide-ranging effects on the developmental psychology of adolescents, social media has become an integral part of their lives. These media provide new communication and social opportunities that can help in the formation of identity, social interactions, and mental health, but at the same time, they also bring challenges such as anxiety, depression, and social pressure. Since some reports indicate that these days some teenagers spend a lot of hours on these media, this issue has become a big challenge in adolescence. In this article, we want to talk about the effects of social media on the mental health of teenagers.

کلیدواژه ها:

Anxiety ، social network ، behavior ، mental health ، social relationships ، stress