Social Media and Young People’s Mental Health

Glazzard, Jonathan; Stones, Samuel

Abstract

Evidence suggests that social media can impact detrimentally on children and young people’s mental health. At the same time, social media use can be beneficial and have positive effects. This chapter outlines the detrimental and positive effects of social media use for young people. Schools play a critical role in educating young people about how to use social media safely and responsibly. However, schools cannot address all the issues and parents, social media and advertising companies also have a responsibility to protect children and young people from harm. This chapter outlines some of the potential solutions to the issues that are identified.

Citation

Glazzard, J., & Stones, S. (2020). Social Media and Young People’s Mental Health. In S. Stones, J. Glazzard, & M. R. Muzio (Eds.), Selected Topics in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (7-20). London: Intech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.88569

• Online Publication Date: Jun 24, 2020
• Publication Date: Jun 24, 2020
• Deposit Date: Oct 27, 2023
• Pages: 7-20
• Book Title: Selected Topics in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
• Chapter Number: 2
• ISBN: 9781789852707 ; 9781789852691
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.88569
• Keywords: Social media; Mental health; Technology; Children; Young people
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4426796
• Additional Information: https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/68639