University Assignment: Effects of Social Media on Real Life

This assignment presents an annotated bibliography examining the multifaceted effects of social media on real life. The bibliography analyzes the impact of social media on mental health, including issues like suicidal ideation and self-esteem, and its relationship to body image concerns. It also explores the influence of social media on academic performance, family communication, and interpersonal relationships, particularly among young adults. The sources reviewed highlight both the positive and negative consequences of social media use, emphasizing the need for further research to understand the complexities of its influence. The conclusion suggests that while some studies focus on negative impacts, further investigation is needed to fully grasp how social media affects various aspects of life. The assignment includes references to key research articles and studies on the subject.

Running head: EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON REAL LIFE
Effects of Social Media on Real Life
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Topic: Effects of Social Media on Real Life
Introduction
Social media has become a phenomenon in recent times and its impact of people’s
lives are increasing. Studies suggest that it has implications on interpersonal relationship,
academic performance, mental health and social interaction. The topic in question thus is the
“Effects of Social Media on Real Life”. The following section creates an annotated
bibliography that has special relevance to the topic.
Annotated Bibliography
Berryman, C., Ferguson, C.J. and Negy, C., 2018. Social media use and mental health
among young adults. Psychiatric quarterly, 89(2), pp.307-314.
The authors suggest that there has been much speculation about the negative impacts
of social media on young adults. The importance of this article in the topic is that while many
research have shown increase in suicidal tendency, loneliness and a decrease in empathy
among the young adults due to increased social media use, other studies have refuted their
claim and has shown information literacy and benefits of social media. The study finds that
apart from Vaguebooking, which is posting vague but alarming grabbing posts in order to
attract attention, other negative mental issues are not borne of social media. Vague booking
was found to have relationship with suicidal ideation. The research tests several negative
mental health outcome and provides a definitive direction for the determination of specific
behavior related to youth’s use of social media. Moreover, the relevancy of the study in this
context is high as it impounds the importance of looking into individual behavior or
personality rather that the time spent online.

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Fardouly, J. and Vartanian, L.R., 2016. Social media and body image concerns:
Current research and future directions. Current opinion in psychology, 9, pp.1-5.
This research is focused on the aspects body image concerns of the young men and
women and finds that brief exposure to social media does not necessarily affect the body
image concern among young men and women. The development of body image issues may
be related to personality traits such as high appearance comparison. The importance of this
source is that it provides insight into how increased exposure to social media might lead to
body image issues. This is highly relevant as body image issues are concern of real life
problems and many young people suffer from the problem. Body image issues might lead to
depression and risky behaviors in life which might affect the young generation negatively.
This needs further study as there are supporting and refuting argument regarding the same.
Habes, M., Alghizzawi, M., Khalaf, R., Salloum, S.A. and Ghani, M.A., 2018. The
relationship between social media and academic performance: Facebook
perspective. Int. J. Inf. Technol. Lang. Stud, 2(1), pp.12-18.
This study focuses on the impact of social media on educational outcome. The results
show that students who were more involved in social media faced negative impact in their
studies. This has direct implication to the research topic as this gives insight into how social
media is affecting people in real life. Students are struggling with their studies and the more
time they dedicate to social media the more they are being affected. The study is focused on
Facebook and concludes that as it is one of the leading social media sites it is likely to affect
more. While understanding the impact of social media on life, it is necessary to consider all
aspects to get a complete view and this study contributes in that.

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Hawi, N.S. and Samaha, M., 2017. The relations among social media addiction, self-
esteem, and life satisfaction in university students. Social Science Computer
Review, 35(5), pp.576-586.
The study explores the impact of social media on self-esteem and life satisfaction. As
the use of social media increases, more and more research is focusing on the impact of social
media in the lives of the users. The research finds that social media is negatively associated
with self-esteem while self-esteem is positively associated with life satisfaction. The
relevance of the study in the current topic is immense. Self-esteem and life satisfaction are
important determiners of mental health and social media acts as a negative influencer. It is
necessary to understand whether the usage pattern or time dedicated is the actual cause of
being affected negatively by social media. The research findings provide the basis of
measuring and preventing addiction to social media. Thus, they are implementable in real life
which increases importance of the study in this aspect.
Listyani, R. and Fauzi, A., 2017. Impacts of Social Media on Youth's Sexual and Social
Behaviors. In Social Sciences, Humanities and Economics Conference (SoSHEC 2017).
Atlantis Press.
The research indicates that social media does not have the promised results on the
youth. Social media is believed to be a tool for communication and socialization. In reality,
the impact of social media is negative and leads to low self-esteem, risky behavior, use of
SNS and wellness of adolescents. The study shows implications of social media on the sexual
behavior of youths. The study contributes to the field of sociology, sexuality and their
relationship with media. This is relevant to the topic in question as it gives insight to the real
life impact of social media from sexual perspective and how it creates trend in society.

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Lopez, A.G. and Cuarteros, K.G., 2020. Exploring the Effects of Social Media on
Interpersonal Communication among Family Members. Canadian Journal of Family
and Youth/Le Journal Canadien de Famille et de la Jeunesse, 12(1), pp.66-80.
The study focuses on the effects of Facebook on family communication. Familial
relationship and communication building is an important aspect of life. It affects the
development of individuals, their psychological construct and parent-child relationship. Thus,
this study id relevant to the chosen topic as it focuses on the aspects of familial relationship
and how social media use affects them. Positive or negative familial relationship affects both
the youths and the parents and their mental conditions. Communication between the family
members through social media, especially Facebook leads to misunderstanding and
communication gaps. This further implies that familial communication needs to be face to
face and social media cannot replace the need for that both in familial and social context.
Subramanian, K.R., 2017. Influence of social media in interpersonal
communication. International Journal of Scientific Progress and Research, 38(2), pp.70-
75.
The research suggests that social media has made youngsters more lazy an unwilling
to socialize in real life. They have replaced their social circle with social media circle which
affects their interpersonal relationship and participate in social dialogues. Moreover, social
media has also led to youngsters disrespecting the elders which is a concern for many. The
importance of this study is that it focuses both on the commercial and interpersonal aspect of
commun9cation through social media. It recognizes the dangers of lack of privacy and a trend
of avoiding face-to-face communication. This study is relevant in this aspect as impact of
social media needs to be considered from all angels.

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Conclusion
The above researches mostly focus on the negative impacts which implies that the
positive impacts of social media has been minimal or comes with negative consequences as
well. In this regard, further research is necessary which will give knowledge about how social
media affects real life.

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References
Berryman, C., Ferguson, C.J. and Negy, C., 2018. Social media use and mental health among
young adults. Psychiatric quarterly, 89(2), pp.307-314.
Fardouly, J. and Vartanian, L.R., 2016. Social media and body image concerns: Current
research and future directions. Current opinion in psychology, 9, pp.1-5.
Habes, M., Alghizzawi, M., Khalaf, R., Salloum, S.A. and Ghani, M.A., 2018. The
relationship between social media and academic performance: Facebook perspective. Int. J.
Inf. Technol. Lang. Stud, 2(1), pp.12-18.
Hawi, N.S. and Samaha, M., 2017. The relations among social media addiction, self-esteem,
and life satisfaction in university students. Social Science Computer Review, 35(5), pp.576-
586.
Listyani, R. and Fauzi, A., 2017. Impacts of Social Media on Youth's Sexual and Social
Behaviors. In Social Sciences, Humanities and Economics Conference (SoSHEC 2017).
Atlantis Press.
Lopez, A.G. and Cuarteros, K.G., 2020. Exploring the Effects of Social Media on
Interpersonal Communication among Family Members. Canadian Journal of Family and
Youth/Le Journal Canadien de Famille et de la Jeunesse, 12(1), pp.66-80.
Subramanian, K.R., 2017. Influence of social media in interpersonal
communication. International Journal of Scientific Progress and Research, 38(2), pp.70-75.