The Effects of Social Media on Identity Construction in Adolescents
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26821/IJSRC.10.9.2022.100905Abstract
Social media is increasingly becoming more significant in the modern world, with greater societal influence than traditional media. Social media promotes identity expression, discovery, and exploration. This dramatically influences adolescents, who comprise a significant proportion of social media users. A considerable amount of research has been conducted on the effects of social media on the construction of identity among adolescents. Most studies show that social media has positive and negative effects on adolescents. These effects can be explained in terms of identity- achievement, postponement, closure, and dispersion. Parents and relevant authorities should regulate the access and use of social media to protect adolescents from harmful content. Future research in this area should look into how the use of social media and the accuracy of the information can be improved for adolescents.
References
A.A.C.A.P. (2018, March). Social Media and Teens. American Academy of Child and Adolescent [2]Psychiatry. Retrieved August 18, 2022, from.https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/[3]Facts_for_Families/FFFGuide/Social-Media-and-Teens-100.aspx
Best, P., Manktelow, R., & Taylor, B. (2014). Online communication, social media, and adolescent wellbeing: A systematic narrative review. Children and Youth Services Review, 41, 27-36. [5]Doble, K. (2018). Social Media’s Influence on Adolescent Identity. [6]Eichhorn, K. (2019). The end of forgetting: Growing up with social media. Harvard University Press. [7]Elsayed, W. (2021). The negative effects of social media on the social identity of adolescents from the perspective of social work. Heliyon, 7(2), e06327. [8]Marcia, J. E. (2001). A commentary on Seth Schwartz’s, review of identity theory and research. Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research, 1(1), 59-65. [9] Riccio, J. R. (2020). Digital Native_Code: An Analysis of Adolescent Identity Formation through Social Media (Doctoral dissertation, Syracuse University). [10]Rogers, K. C. (2019, October 29). U.S. teens use screens more than seven hours a day on average. CNN. Retrieved August 18, 2022, from HYPERLINK "https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/29/health/common-sense-kids-media-use-reportwellness/index.html" https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/29/health/common-sense-kids-media-use-reportwellness/index.html [11]Te’Neil Lloyd, B. (2002). A conceptual framework for examining adolescent identity, media influence, and social development. Review of General Psychology, 6(1), 73-91. [12] Uhls, Y. T., Ellison, N. B., & Subrahmanyam, K. (2017). Benefits and costs of social media in adolescence. Pediatrics, 140(Supplement_2), S67-S70. [13]Valdez, D. (2016). Representation of adolescent identity status through Facebook use: A qualitative multicase study of adolescent digital behaviors.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2022 Min Seo Kim
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
