Assessing Social Media’s Impact On Mental Health: How To Intervene & Support Struggling Students

Description  Overview “Many studies have been done related to the negative and positive effects social media may have on college students and their mental health. The most common issues associated with college students’ mental health and social media use is depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, body image, sleeping problems, social isolation, and emotional difficulties.” -- Eema Ibrahim (Medium) “Many college students are living dual virtual and real lives, and the virtual life is competing and at times becomes more important than real life. This is not only something that those of us in the trenches see clinically but it has been well- documented in research studies.” – David Rosenberg (Wayne State University)“Interaction on social media is not beneficial. It’s electronic. The higher the cellphone use, the more time spent on social media, and the higher the anxiety. Peer relationships actually get worse the more you use your phone.” -- Jacob Barkley (Kent State University)T