social anxiety impacted by social media

1. in another of the academic articles, "the relation between social anxiety..." by Coelho and Romao, they found that middle school girls are more likely to have social anxiety than middle school boys.

1.1. it also went in depth with bullying and cyberbullying, any sort of bully resulted social anxiety and social withdrawal. they both had an high impact on social withdrawal.

1.1.1. social withdrawal is when an individual prefers to be alone and not get involved with anyone due to fear, it is a result of social anxiety.

1.1.1.1. cyberbullying is just as serious as bullying, even if it is not physical. words and threats hurt just as much as punches.

2. In one of the articles,"Solution to Social Media overuse?..." the author states that children from 1995 to 2012 are iGen and that from the ages 10 and older they have grown up using phones due to the massive release of iphones and technology

2.1. it states the reason for social media being a cause is due to all the social comparison between photos and lifestyles shared. People obtain a low self esteem the way they look into the differences.

3. in another source, "Social network sites influence recovery..." they conduct a study between low socially anxious students and highly socially anxious students on an online game, they found reverse results

3.1. HSA students benefitted from the online game due to the disconnection period, however LSA students did not and HSA were more sensitive when it came to actual social interactions.

4. overall, there are negatives an positives to social media but also there is only a general idea of the negatives versus the positives that are more clear, media can add on to social anxiety but it can also help minimize it. given the platform and situation.

4.1. Topic sentence: Our current generations are everything to do with technology, however there are consequences as to how much technology can effect humans especially adolescents with social anxiety.

5. based on research found, continuous usage for long periods of time can be a risk factor to anixety

5.1. in the research due by A cluster analysis article, there was no clear conclusion due to small sample and it a only a risk

5.1.1. from personal experience, platforms such as twitter and Instagram have lots of controversial posts and people tend to get into heated debates and then result into throwing insults.

5.1.1.1. also there are trends on twitter such as the "state an unpopular opinion,""what's on your mind today?" and many more that start arguments

5.1.1.1.1. not to mention, public figures receive so much criticism for anything they post and it results in hate comments

6. social anxiety as a mental disorder is when it affects daily life, such as getting a promotion or getting participation points in class

6.1. avoidance to anything that involves being put at risk, like on the spotlight or given an overwhelming amount of attention

6.2. it can also be the idea of being outed and socially rejected for having such a disorder

7. within another source, it gives a simpler view on what social anxiety is and how much has it developed and what are the factors that brew it

7.1. it lists/ mentions the negatives of media on the disorder but as closure it mentions social media platforms in which it can help anixety