Youth & Social Media @MediaChildren

In the modern world where so much of our time is spent on social media, ever wondered what effect it has on you, especially the young generation? Joined October 2017

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Youth & Social Media @MediaChildren

8 years ago

Teens use text messaging, social media, and other electronic communication methods in order to communicate with their friends, especially to those who are distant and cannot meet up with them in person often. #teens #internet

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8 years ago

While the more face-to-face interaction a couple has the better and stronger their relationship will be, internet communication can also draw them closer and help maintain their relationship. #internet #communication #teens

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8 years ago

High tendency to rely on the Internet and online activities to make oneself happy and feel good is hurting the young population; it is not teaching them the proper method to build oneself up. #internet #selfesteem #relationships

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Youth & Social Media @MediaChildren

8 years ago

Facebook users “develop social connections to gratify the need to increase self-esteem by increasing social capital” (Vigil & Wu, 2015). #socialinteractions

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8 years ago

The decline in children’s participation in outdoor recreational activities that require engaging in social activities positively correlates with their interpersonal interaction. #socialmedia #relationship #interaction

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8 years ago

Some psychologists and sociologists have found that communication through texts and social media are less meaningful or effective compared with face-to-face conversations. #text #relationships

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8 years ago

There is even a competitive atmosphere online with each young and participating individual posting pictures, etc., and receiving more likes than others. #socialmedia #social #teens #youth

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8 years ago

Online communications prevent children from having face-to-face conversations which are more meaningful as one can actually see the other person and their emotion and actually hear the tone of their voice. #communication #interaction #Internet

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8 years ago

Mobile devices harm interpersonal relationships which are deep or intimate relationships between at least two people. #communications #relationships

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8 years ago

According to Psychologist Sherry Turkle from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “young Americans are not practicing the interpersonal skills necessary for effective communication as they increasingly have important conversations entirely through text messaging" #texting

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Youth & Social Media @MediaChildren

8 years ago

Most adolescents interact with others through text messages and other social media networks instead of having face-to-face or interpersonal interaction. #interaction #modernfamily #socialmedia #Text

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Youth & Social Media @MediaChildren

8 years ago

Children spend much less time engaging with human beings in person now than in the past. #ModernFamily #internet #electronics

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8 years ago

A study reports that “preadolescent girls who regularly spoke to their friends and family in person were significantly less likely to develop social problems compared to girls who communicated predominantly through social media.” (Castaldy & Collins, 2016). #socialrelations

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Youth & Social Media @MediaChildren

8 years ago

The Internet has changed the way children interact or communicate with people. #communicarion #relationship #internet #children

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Youth & Social Media @MediaChildren

8 years ago

Children spend much less time with real human beings now than in the past. #onlineinteraction #social #children

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Youth & Social Media @MediaChildren

8 years ago

Texting develops social skills that are different from the skills a child receives from a face-to-face conversation. #texting #relationship #communication

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Youth & Social Media @MediaChildren

9 years ago

The young population so often use the Internet that it has become their source for almost every problem they may face. #internet

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Youth & Social Media @MediaChildren

9 years ago

The high tendency to rely on the Internet and online activities to make oneself happy and feel good is hurting the young population #Internet #Selfesteem

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Youth & Social Media @MediaChildren

9 years ago

The Internet and social media have been known to cause distractions in a relationship. #internet #relationships

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Youth & Social Media @MediaChildren

9 years ago

It is very significant that children and adolescents are well aware of how to manage their privacy, online safety, self-image, etc. while using the Internet. #Internet #CyberSecurity #privacy