Impact of social media on mental health of adolescents

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Social media has a tremendous impact on many elements of modern digital life, including business, governance, education, wellness, and essential human connection. Teenagers can also be badly impacted by social media, which can confuse them, interrupt their health, and expose them to cyberbullying, rumor propagation, inaccurate perspectives of different people's lives, and peer influences. In recent years, the prevalence of some mental health issues, such as depression and suicide, has increased dramatically among adolescents. So according to so many researchers mentioned below that frequent usage of social media may be harmful to one's mental health as well as produce social problems. The suggestion to overcome these issues is one of the major concerns parents should control their children for excessive use of social media. We can easily understand how this generation, this youth and adolescents are getting affected by social media. No doubt it is harming physically, like spending a whole day in front of a screen weakens the eyesight. This low level of awareness is especially concerning in the light of today's younger population, since teenagers and young people spend a significant amount of time on the internet, socializing, and so face a higher risk of negative consequences. Today's modern teen mentality is heavily reliant on social media.

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