CLAIM 
PREMISES  REFUTATION
(MODERATOR)
 
(NAD)  
 
(Agree)  buying the product that was so
 
Social media negatively
impact teenagers’ when
it comes to spending or
wasting money  
 
(Thank you, Miss Wisyah
for the question and
thank you for being our
moderator for today’s
discussion.
As a lecturer, I have my
own pov. As we all know,
social media has its own
pros and cons, but to me,
it has resulted to bringing
more negative impacts
according to the users. At
first, social media
negatively
impact teenagers’ when it
comes to spending
 
Assalamualaikun and good evening,  
everyone. I am Wisyah as your moderator
for this forum. Today we will be talking
about “Social Media is a Cause of
Increasing Depression Among the Youth”.
Nowadays, social media is one of the most
popular topics that always discuss in our
society. As we know, social media can
cause of increasing depression among the
youth or teenagers. Before we go further,
let me introduce to all of you our panels…
Firstly, our first panel is Dr. Nadirah, a
lecturer from University Malaya… the
second panel is Mr. Zaid which is a
psychologist… then our third panel Miss
Sarah, a teacher and counsellor from SMK
Muar… Next is Mr. Amin which is social
analyst… and lastly, Mr. Aidil who is
principal from SMK Batu Pahat… Without
wasting our time, my first question goes to
our first panel, Dr. Nadirah about “Why
should social media be the cause of
depression among the youth or teenagers?”
It can turn out to be fabricated or (ZAID)
misleading due to many teenagers  
Nowadays, social media
heavily promoted by influencers, can make the youth to
advertisers, and celebrities in social earn money rather than
media.  wasting their money.
Whether it is as an
However, when the influencer on social
teenagers hear these alluring claims, media, selling clothes on
he or she becomes desperate to eBay, gaming, and paid
purchase the product. Also, the fact reviewers for some local
that the product does not live up to product. This can lead to
the teenager's expectations often self-improvement such
leads to him or her feeling worse as high confidence level
about himself or herself.  and build some
experience at early age.
 For example, a New Balance
company was sued for $2.3 million This statement is
after it falsely claimed that its latest supported by an expert
shoes helped to burn calories and opinion from Madeline
Ratcliffe (2022)
build muscles. Thus, misleading
claims leave the teenager feeling
dejected as not only has the
sensational product not worked, but
money or wasting their the teenager's money has also been
money) squandered  

(ZAID)   People also need common types of  

  support from the online community
(Disagree)  such as validation, compliment, and
  encouragement.
Social media can make
social support and   The number of Facebook friends
interventions possible
associated with stronger perceptions
among the youth 
of social support. It can reduce
stress and in turn less physical
illness and greater well-
being according by Nabi and So.
social media also can be a tools that
allow for social support obtain by
non-close as well as close
relationships.

 People are essentially in need of

listening support, confirmation, and
appreciation to be a source of
subjective well-being according to
Robbins and Rosenfeld (2001).
(AMIN)   Content in the media is disturbing  
  and unrestricted
(Agree) 
   Will interfere with brain function
Lost Performance  when looking at it. Content will
  make that behaviour change and be
supported by peers who view the
same content. The feeling of
wanting to try is also shown by
those who use social media. 

 Research by University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
found that areas of the brain
associated with reward processing,
social cognition, imitation, and
attention light up when teens see
photos they like Interestingly,
neural activity in cognitive control
areas of the brain decreased when
photos with risky behaviours were
viewed. Examples of synonyms are
smoking and drinking alcohol.
(SARAH)    
 
(Agree) 
(AIDIL)   
 
(Disagree) 
 
(ZAID)   The rapid development of (NAD) 
  communication technology gives a  
(Disagree)  new way in online communication.  Keyboard warrior has
   always played a bad role
Social media can have a  The number of social media friends in the online community
positive effect on and positive self-presentation may which has caused many
psychological well- enhance users to be subjective well- social media users to feel
being   being. This statement is proved depressed over the
when social network can help the comments of their
lower self-esteem students to reduce comments
their barriers. 

 As you can see, in 2015, younger

adults use Facebook more
frequently and are significantly
more emotionally impacted by the
site.  Also, Fieseler has found that
new information and
communication technology derived
by social support to counteracts the
adverse effect of being
unemployed. 

(NAD)   This is because teenagers put too

  much focus on how they are
(Agree)  perceived online which makes them
  very conscious about body weight,
 Social media leads to body shape, calorie intake, and
eating disorder  exercise. It can be a risk factor for a
.  range of physical health
  problems that influence mental
health as well. 

 There are four different types of

eating disorders which are anorexia
nervosa, bulimia, binge eating
disorder, and other specified
feeding or eating disorder
(OSFED). Other long-term,
physical effects of eating disorders
can include heart problems,
dehydration and malnutrition,
slowed brain function, etc. 
  Research shows that those with
anorexia nervosa have an 18 times
higher mortality rate compared to
their counterparts who do not have
the eating disorder. Also, another
study showed the destructive impact
of the disorder which is suicide that
leading cause of death in sufferers
of anorexia nervosa. 
(AMIN)   All daily activities are not done as  
  before  
(Agree) 
   Only focus on social media for
Irregular self- more than 5 hours or more every
management due to day. Will make someone not
focusing on social interact with each other. 
media 
 Research into The UK Household
Longitudinal Study assessed several
domains of children's satisfaction
with life, including appearance,
school, friends, family, and life in
general. Young people who spent
more than 1 hour a day on social
media reported a 14% reduction in
life satisfaction, not a trivial result.
The biggest impact is the deep
domain of family and school
attended, which smallest for
appearance (surprise?) and
homework. Girls had more negative
effects from social media use in this
study and reported less satisfaction
with appearance.
(SARAH) 

(Agree)
(AIDIL) 

(Disagree)