The Impact of Social Media on College Mental Health During the COVID-19

Pandemic: a Multinational Review of the Existing Literature

Abstract
Purpose of Review
During the COVID-19 pandemic, both social media use and rates of anxiety and
depression among college students have increased significantly. This begs the
question, what is the relationship between social media use and college student
mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Recent Findings
Prior studies have found mixed results regarding the relationship between social
media use and college student mental health. This relationship has become
increasingly complex during the COVID-19 pandemic. We found that excessive or
problematic social media use during the COVID-19 pandemic was correlated with
worse mental health outcomes that could be mitigated by dialectical thinking,
optimism, mindfulness, and cognitive reappraisal.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8493361/

IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS

LITERATURE REVIEW
Barrense-Dias, et al. (2019) shared that social media is the most exceedingly terrible
stage for youth where the younger’s use for cyberbullying and trolling which is a
hazard for youngster’s mental health. Williams& Teasdale (2018) studied that the
individuals who utilize social media excessively long, they may stick in mental health
issue. Oberst, et al. (2017) have characterized the effects of online networking that
particularly impacts on youngsters psychological wellness, the overutilization of
internet-based life causes emotional wellbeing issues. There is another predator’s
gal; conversely, different researchers have given the pessimistic effect of online life,
such as World Health Organization, (2017) disclosed that the individuals who have
been utilizing internetbased life for quite a while, they have been refreshing from the
dangers, it is additionally considered by them about the future issues of a nation.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/
340779328_IMPACT_OF_SOCIAL_MEDIA_ON_MENTAL_HEALTH_OF_STUDEN
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Social Media Use and Its Connection to Mental Health: A Systematic Review
Abstract
Social media are responsible for aggravating mental health problems. This
systematic study summarizes the effects of social network usage on mental health.
Fifty papers were shortlisted from google scholar databases, and after the
application of various inclusion and exclusion criteria, 16 papers were chosen and all
papers were evaluated for quality. Eight papers were cross-sectional studies, three
were longitudinal studies, two were qualitative studies, and others were systematic
reviews. Findings were classified into two outcomes of mental health: anxiety and
depression. Social media activity such as time spent to have a positive effect on the
mental health domain. However, due to the cross-sectional design and
methodological limitations of sampling, there are considerable differences. The
structure of social media influences on mental health needs to be further analyzed
through qualitative research and vertical cohort studies.
Keywords: social media, mental health, systematic review, prisma
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7364393/

Social Media Awareness: The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health

Abstract
Communication technology, especially smartphones and the social media apps on
them, has become a very large part of the modern world. People of all ages spend
hours every day on social media either posting about their experiences or viewing
other posts. Though social media can be fun and sometimes useful, it can also have
negative effects on mental health, especially in adolescence. Researchers have
done studies on these effects and developed scales to measure impacts like social
media addiction. These studies show correlation between social media addiction and
conduct disorders, depression, and deteriorating social skills. There are resources
available to help people become aware of their social media habits and improve
them. This program is going to give students the information about social media
addiction, emotional regulation, and skills to help them become more mindful of
social media use.
https://red.mnstate.edu/thesis/503