Michelle Mason Adam Padgett ENGL 1102 February 25, 2014 Annotated Bibliography Inquiry: Does social media

negatively affect society, particularly young teens? Proposed thesis: Social media is causing mental illnesses in teenagers and young adults and encourages depression, as well as other mental illnesses or social disorders.

Moreno, Megan A, Lauren A. Jelenchick, Katie G. Egan, Elizabeth Cox, Henry Young, Kerry E. Gannon, and Tara Becker. "Feeling Bad on Facebook: Depression Disclosures by College Students on a Social Networking Site." Depression and Anxiety. 28.6 (2011): 447-455. Print. This is a more specific article distinctly on how a particular social networking site, Facebook, affects teenagers and young adults mentally. It mainly discusses depression and how this social networking site encourages this mental illness in people. It includes an analysis in which two hundred Facebook profiles were evaluated; overall, 25% of these profiles showed depressive symptoms. The article proceeds to discuss how profile owners whose friends give online reinforcement to their negative status updates are more likely to post about their depressive symptoms publicly. According to this article, rates of college students reporting depression have increased 56% in the last 6 years. Depression is one of the most common health issues and there are many adverse outcomes

that come from this mental illness. Furthermore, the article points out how the status update is one of the most popular features on Facebook and enables profile users to publicly post their emotions, thoughts, and personal experiences. This goes along with how social networking sites encourage and are used in relation to mental health issues.

Blomfield, Neira C. J, and Bonnie L. Barber. "Social Networking Site Use: Linked to Adolescents' Social Self-Concept, Self-Esteem, and Depressed Mood." Australian Journal of Psychology. 66.1 (2014): 56-64. Print. This source is particularly resourceful, and helpful to my inquiry because it is recent, therefore highly relevant. In this article, it compares not only the effects social media plays on young adolescents, but also its effects on males and females. I found this aspect of the article interesting because I personally feel that males are less affected or bothered by social media than females. The article contains valid and useful statistics from surveys that were conducted from 34 diverse high schools. The results showed that having a social networking site was linked to more negative indicators for female adolescents in comparison to male adolescents, which directly pertains to my topic and inquiry question.

Rosen, L.D, K Whaling, S Rab, L.M Carrier, and N.A Cheever. "Is Facebook Creating ''iDisorders''? the Link between Clinical Symptoms of Psychiatric Disorders and Technology Use, Attitudes and Anxiety." Computers in Human Behavior. 29.3 (2013): 1243-1254. Print.

This article includes a study on the use of specific technologies and whether or not they lead to symptoms of six different types of personality disorders (schizoid, narcissistic, antisocial, compulsive, paranoid, and histrionic) as well as three mood disorders (major depression, dysthymia and bipolar-mania). I believe that narcissism, paranoia, antisocial and compulsive behavior are the biggest issues that young adolescents especially face when using social media. I know a plethora of social media users who constantly post pictures of themselves. They literally can not go a day without posting something on at least one (but usually all) social networking sites they participate in. It is clear that posting on these websites encourage narcissism, as well as encourage people to post more because they are desperate for feedback, reassurance, and compliments. All in all, this is a perfect source for my inquiry because it discusses a range of different and most likely mental illnesses and mood disorders and how they come about.

Mientka, Matthew. "Facebook And Social Media Activity Reflects Self-Esteem."Medical Daily. N.p., 15 Sept. 2013. Web. 10 Mar. 2014. <http://www.medicaldaily.com/facebook-and-social-media-activity-reflects-selfesteem-study-finds-256832>. This article directly addresses how social networking websites directly relate to its users and how it affects people. The types of actions users take and the kinds of information they are adding to their Facebook walls and profiles are a reflection of their identities, says S. Shyam Sundar, a professor of communications and codirector of the Media Effects Research Laboratory at Penn State University. He

continues to talk about how these social websites are deeply personal. I completely agreed with his statements and found it very interesting because it is so true. It is inevitable to partake in social media and not have it reflect your personality and innermost thoughts and feelings. Furthermore, this article presents a study they did where 225 students from a South Korean university were analyzed on how they used and built their Facebook profiles. Investigators were able to examine how different types of social media users behave on social networks, as well as which users were more likely to have low self esteem or high self esteem.

Nitzburg, George C, and Barry A. Farber. "Putting Up Emotional (facebook) Walls? Attachment Status and Emerging Adults Experiences of Social Networking Sites."Journal of Clinical Psychology. 69.11 (2013): 1183-1190. Print. This article addresses how social media can passionate negative feelings such as jealousy, envy, and surveillance behaviors. It talks about how those who more frequently use social networking sites tend to avoid more personal face-to-face communication. I think this is an interesting article to add to my inquiry because it discusses how using social media affects people psychologically.