{"id":92503,"date":"2022-02-07T22:09:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T22:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/papersspot.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/07\/2-1-social-media-and-mental-health-issues-among-young-adults-students\/"},"modified":"2022-02-07T22:09:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T22:09:10","slug":"2-1-social-media-and-mental-health-issues-among-young-adults-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/papersspot.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/07\/2-1-social-media-and-mental-health-issues-among-young-adults-students\/","title":{"rendered":"2 1 Social Media and Mental Health Issues Among Young Adults Student&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2<\/p>\n<p> 1<\/p>\n<p> Social Media and Mental Health Issues Among Young Adults<\/p>\n<p> Student&#8217;s Name<\/p>\n<p> Institutional Affiliation<\/p>\n<p> Course Name and Number<\/p>\n<p> Instructor&#8217;s Name<\/p>\n<p> Date Due<\/p>\n<p> Social Media and Mental Health Issues Among Young Adults<\/p>\n<p> Video<\/p>\n<p> Audio<\/p>\n<p> 1.<\/p>\n<p> FADE UPON<\/p>\n<p> A MALE ACTOR USING THEIR PHONE<\/p>\n<p> Cut to<\/p>\n<p> CALM CLASSICAL MUSIC FADES IN<\/p>\n<p> VO: One of the most influential inventions in the past twenty years is the smartphone. The device allows the user to access the internet with ease and serve other purposes such as entertainment.<\/p>\n<p> 2.<\/p>\n<p> A CLIP SHOWING THE LOGOS OF DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS<\/p>\n<p> Cut to<\/p>\n<p> VO: social media are websites that users can access through their smartphones. They serve many different functions such as work, advertisement, entertainment, and connectivity. Therefore, they have been meaningful to modern society. However, their major consequence is their impact on the users&#8217; mental health. <\/p>\n<p> 3. <\/p>\n<p> A GRAPH SHOWING THE STATISTICAL INCREASE IN MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OVER THE PAST FOURTEEN YEARS (Haidt &amp; Allen, 2020)<\/p>\n<p> Cut to<\/p>\n<p> VO: Statistically, the number of mental health issues had increased over the past fourteen years, which is within the time frame when these platforms became popular. The evidence could be relational and not causative; however, many research papers have proven that social media platforms cause mental health disorders in their users. <\/p>\n<p> 4. <\/p>\n<p> THE MALE ACTOR TAKING PICTURES FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES WHILE APPEARING UNSATISFIED <\/p>\n<p> Cut to<\/p>\n<p> VO: Social media creates low self-esteem because the users compare themselves with models whose pictures have been edited to eliminate blemishes. After such comparisons, the user gradually develops a sense of insecurity regarding their looks or dress code. Eventually, they will believe that they are not as good-looking as other people in the world. <\/p>\n<p> 5.<\/p>\n<p> A FEMALE ACTRESS LOOKING AT HERSELF FROM ALL ANGLES WHILE IN FRONT OF A MIRROR<\/p>\n<p> Cut to<\/p>\n<p> VO: social media also creates insecurities regarding the body type of the users. Some may believe that they are too skinny, and others may believe that they have put extra weight. Either way, social media creates a feeling of discomfort regarding a users&#8217; body type. <\/p>\n<p> 6. <\/p>\n<p> A SCENE OF A MALE MODEL SCROLLING THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE BEDROOM WITH THE LIGHTS OFF<\/p>\n<p> Cut to<\/p>\n<p> VO: social media has several negative consequences to the user, which is sleeplessness. A user may spend significant amounts of time on the platform, including at night when they should be sleeping. Such sleeplessness can negatively affect the user&#8217;s productivity the following day. The result of this is likely going to be a development of mental health issues because of exhaustion and a lack of productivity. <\/p>\n<p> 7. <\/p>\n<p> A GROUP OF FOUR FRIENDS INTERACTING AND LAUGHING WITH NO PHONES IN SIGHT<\/p>\n<p> Cut to<\/p>\n<p> VO: social media takes away physical interactions between people. Since human beings are social, eliminating the social aspect creates loneliness. The result of this is a feeling of low self-worth that could end up negatively affecting the mental health of the user. <\/p>\n<p> 8. <\/p>\n<p> A SHORT CLIP OF AN ACTOR PUTTING DOWN HIS PHONE AND GRABBING A BOOK.<\/p>\n<p> Fade To A Black screen<\/p>\n<p> VO: The best solution for the issue would be an initiative by smartphone users to keep their devices away and have more physical interactions. In regards to entertainment, there are many available options such as books. By staying away from social media, the user will have better sleep, and they will develop stronger self-esteem. In the long run, their mental health will significantly improve. <\/p>\n<p> CALM CLASSICAL MUSIC FADES OUT.<\/p>\n<p> Call to Action<\/p>\n<p> Social media users should reduce their time on the platform it they wish to lower the risks of developing mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p> References<\/p>\n<p> Haidt, J., &amp; Allen, N. (2020). Scrutinizing the effects of digital technology on mental health. Nature. Retrieved 25 January 2022, from https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-020-00296-x.<\/p>\n<p> Appendix<\/p>\n<p> Source: https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/252311\/mental-illness-in-the-past-year-among-us-adults-by-age-and-gender\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 1 Social Media and Mental Health Issues Among Young Adults Student&#8217;s Name Institutional Affiliation Course Name and Number Instructor&#8217;s Name Date Due Social Media and Mental Health Issues Among Young Adults Video Audio 1. 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