College students are continuing to be affected by social media

Question

Too much time on social media cuts time from studying and engaging in social activities, but social media is also students main source of communication.

Answer 1

You are correct. Individuals are continuously being affected by social media. A study done by JAMA Psychiatry in December of 2019 found that, "increased time spent using social media per day was prospectively associated with increased odds of reporting high levels of internalizing and comorbid internalizing and externalizing problems..." 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6739732/

Social media also prevents students from effectively communicating with others. The HelpGuide explains that, "social media can never be a replacement for real world-human connection" and "social media can actually make you feel more lonely and isolated". 

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/social-media-and-mental-health.htm

While social media is a form of communication that encourages global connectivity, an abnormally large consumption of it can bring about negative effects. 

Comments

Good Job! It was really easy to follow your fact check. You used good sources, and your quotes clearly show how social media can hurt mental health and make it harder to talk to people in real life. One thing that could make it even better is explaining a little more why this matters. For example, you could say how being lonely or stressed from social media can affect students at school or with friends. You could also make your last sentence stronger by tying it back to your main idea that too much social media can be bad. Overall, it’s really clear and easy to understand!

Answer 2

This is true, for students who spend a lot of time on social media, they tend to waste their entire day just scrolling and scrolling.

According to " The Round-Up"  students grow an appeal to these popular social media apps. Their whole lives are on social media. Any event that occurs, they post and share. You can read more with the link below.

https://nmsuroundup.com/20807/showcase/social-medias-impact-on-students-mental-health/

Answer 3

This is true. According to the link, roughly 44% of kids think that social media may divert their attention away from their present in-person relationships.

https://theithacan.org/opinion/commentary-social-media-influences-college-students/ 

Comments

Rather than saying "according to the link" it would be better to name your source -- especially if it is a reputable one, which would be your aim.

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It seems like your source is an opinion piece. Not a reputable source of information. And even if kids *think* that, that's no scientific proof.

Answer 4

This is true. According to this article from medium.com, Social media does affect college students and their mental health, both positively and negatively. Eema Ibrahim of Medium.com cited the Columbia University director of the clinic for anxiety and related disorders. The director claimed that social media acts as a fake reality for people, being used as a coping mechanism. 

https://medium.com/@ibrah096/how-social-media-can-affect-college-students-and-their-mental-health-edf7dd3acab9

Answer 5

This is should be true, college students these days are affected by social media.

According to "The American River Current", 

"90% of adults in the age range of 18- 29 are on social media: 76% of them used Instagram, 75% use Snapchat, and 55% use TikTok prior to the pandemic. "

Which means most college students are using social media and the article later claims that they spend 4-5 hours on them everyday.

https://www.arcurrent.com/opinion/2022/11/08/how-social-media-affects-the-mental-health-of-gen-z-college-students/

Answer 6

This is true. College kids spending their time on social media leads to distraction and takes away time that could be spent studying. 

According to a research done by American Psychological Society, social media usage in college, especially in class is a visual distraction. 

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/advan.00097.2017

Answer 7

For the claim, "social media is students main source of communication," there is a study by the PEW center showing that the vast majority of social media platforms are used the most by adults under 30.

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/04/07/social-media-use-in-2021/

For the claim, "Too much time on social media cuts time from studying and engaging in social activities," there is a case study by Mareft High School proving the ways in which social media takes away from other aspects of student's lives.

https://whiteassembly.org/the-impacts-social-media-on-students/

Answer 8

This post is true. Social media also has adverse effects on college students' emotional wellbeing. According to the website betteryou.com, "Anxiety and depression are most prevalent. Some studies report that 41.6% of college students report anxiety as a top concern. Others say 1 in 5 students report high anxiety, and social media use may contribute to those statistics."  This website also proves that social media is a standard distraction to academics. 

https://www.betteryou.ai/effect-of-social-media-on-college students/#:~:text=Anxiety%20and%20depression%20are%20most,a%20toll%20on%20emotional%20wellbeing. 

Answer 9

This is true, social media causes students to have low self-esteem and loneliness so this increases rates of students having anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and misusing substances. 

According to The Best Colleges, social media can cause students to be less productive, and reduce their happiness, and life contentment. 

https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/2021/11/17/social-media-mental-health-college-students/

Answer 10

This is true, as to social media is affecting college students in mostly negative ways. The article, "Effect of Social Media on College Students" claims how social media negatively affects our social wellbeing. Scrolling through social media causes college students to create unrealistic expectations which could lead to stress or depression. Social media can also cause anxiety for some and studies show that 41.6% of college students have reported anxiety as a high concern. Besides taking a toll on a student's wellbeing, social media causes a lot of distractions for the students. Scrolling through social media, becomes addictive and can lead to poor academics.

https://www.betteryou.ai/effect-of-social-media-on-college-students/#:~:text=Anxiety%20and%20depression%20are%20most,a%20toll%20on%20emotional%20wellbeing.