- The name of the piece and the author.
Social Media Use and Its Connection to Mental Health: A Systematic Review by Fazida Karim
- A summary of who the author is (what is their area of expertise, how do you know you can trust them?)
Fazida is a lecturer and researcher in social marketing, mental health, consumer behavior and digital marketing. She has a degree in Psychology from California Institute of Behavior Neuroscience and Psychology and a Business and Management degree from University Sultan Zainal Abidin.
- A summary of the most important content in the piece, minimum 200 words.
This article summarizes the effects of social network usage on mental health. Findings were classified into two outcomes of mental health: anxiety and depression. This source discusses social media activity and how time spent on devices can affect one’s mental health. Being socially connected with other people can relieve stress, anxiety, and sadness, but lack of social connection can pose serious risks to mental health.
Karim analyzes The Displaced Behavior Theory and how it may help explain why social media shows a connection with mental health. According to the theory, people who spend more time in sedentary behaviors such as social media use have less time for face-to-face social interaction, both of which have been proven to be protective against mental disorders. On the other hand, social theories found how social media use affects mental health by influencing how people view, maintain, and interact with their social network. She also discusses a number of studies that have been conducted on the impacts of social media, and it has been indicated that the prolonged use of social media platforms such as Facebook may be related to negative signs and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. I will be using this source to understand the collaboration of heavy social media usage to the potential effects of mental illness.
4. An MLA style citation.
Karim, Fazida. “Social Media Use And Its Connection To Mental Health: A Systematic Review”. Cureus, 2020. Cureus, Inc., doi:10.7759/cureus.8627. Accessed 10 Feb 2021.
Link to Source:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7364393/
