Negative Impact of Instagram for Youngsters

Instagram is a platform or application that can be used to share free photo or video from
iOS, Android and Windows. Definition

Social media platforms are now the most used invention in this digital era especially
Instagram. The amount of people who uses Instagram have been increasing since 2014 to 2017.
From 200 to 800 every year. In February 2017, United States shows a static survey of Instagram
users. It was found that 73% of Instagram users aged 13 to 24 uses this application to share pictures
and video. This phenomenon, will be increasing month by month. (Statista 2019) Facts

A new report suggested that Instagram has been ranked as the most damaging effect on
young people’s mental health. The Royal Society for Public Health and the charity Young Health
Movement organize a survey on January 2017 almost 1,500 young people between age 14 to 24 in Authorithy’s
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Britain is using social media. They were asked about how social media impact to the young
generations, and they listed 14 health and wellbeing issues including bullying, anxiety, depression,
loneliness, and FoMo (Fear of Missing Out). Based on the survey, Instagram was listed as having
the most negative effect on young generation. Thus, make Instagram is not educative for young
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Some people may think that Instagram is beneficial for those who use it wisely. Because contrary to
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Instagram is not only used to share our own pleasure but some people utilize it as a marketing. There statement
are a bunch of online shopping in Instagram. And this facility is provided by Instagram. It is called
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Instagram Business. Nevertheless, this usage of Instagram cannot guarantee the users to use it the
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wisely especially the young generation. Youngsters are commonly known as their immature of this
behavior. This can lead to a negativity. It can attack their mental health. The most common mental opposing
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health that attack the youngsters are FoMo or we can say Fear of Missing Out. They tend to feel
anxious if they didn’t stay updated. This kind of feeling can be developed into procrastination. Another
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When someone is doing some works and didn’t have any idea how to finish the work people usually claim
grab their phone and start to open Instagram. Then the work is postponed and it is forgotten. This
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kind of bad habits are really turning the youngsters into a lazy and uncreative person if they can’t
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manage their time and use it wisely. This why parents should not give children who are still under weakness
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From the statement above, it is clear that Instagram is not educative for the young
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generation. It gives so many negatives effect on their growth. Shirley Cramer CBE, the chief the thesis
executive of the RSPH said: “social media has been described as more addictive than cigarettes and statement

alcohol and is now so settle in the lives of young people, there are no longer possible to ignore it Supportin
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when talking about young people’s mental health”. Some researcher also said that it is interesting technique
that Instagram is ranking as the worst for mental health and wellbeing. This platform didn’t create s
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an awareness for those underage users. Mental health can attack the youngsters because there are a
lot of pictures or videos that can create anxiety on them. For example, this one girl age 15 followed
her friend on the Instagram and she saw her friend is having fun with the other friends excluding
her, this kind of problem can create anxiety to the girl who saw this picture of her friend. She can
have an opinion on why does her friend didn’t invite her too? Is she being left out? Another
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Secondly, the addiction of using this application is unhealthy. Youngsters who are mostly which is
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a student become less responsible with their duties. For those children who are already have to thesis
addiction to Instagram, they tend to forgot time. Scrolling through Instagram can take more than statement

one hour. They are starting to ignore their homework’s, and being lazy. This bad behavior can lead Example’s
them to be an introvert person. For example, if there are any family’s appointment or hanging out ,
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with some friends, they tend to be on their gadget scrolling through Instagram or take some videos ns,
with friends or family and upload it on Instagram, at last, they forgot to do interaction with others authority’
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because they keep on busy scrolling through Instagram. Youngsters who are already have addiction statistics
to Instagram, they tend to forgot time. Scrolling through Instagram can take more than one hour. to clarify
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There are no studies about this behavior yet, but I, myself experience it by myself in the society. sentence

After all, the use of Instagram that are exaggerate, can cause negativity especially to the
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youngsters. The time they spent on this application are a waste of time considering they habits to signaling
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put off their works and duties. It also can affect to their mental health. The fear of missing out is conclusion
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one of the diseases. It can bring anxiety to the youngsters. Even there are some benefits by using summary
Instagram, but still, for youngsters or children under age, it should be controlled. If they can’t use of the
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it wisely, it can become not educative. The first study from the University of Pennsylvania and in points

the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, asked 140 students of how much did they spend Authority’s
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their time using Instagram, Facebook, and other social media per day, the result is they usually spent
10 to 30 minutes per day. The students also provided data from their phones rather than relying on
their memory only so it can be unreliable. Therefore, we need to decreased the use of Instagram to warning
make the youngsters grow into a creative, independent and social person.

Farizza Aulia Achmad (201610100311086)