Questão 57 - CESUPA Medicina 2021

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Social media vs. mental health

    Research has revealed that younger and older users alike are in danger of breaking under the pressure of unachievable standards of beauty and success, which are often inherent in the workings of social networking websites.

    Among young adult users, social media notably increases the incidence of anxiety and depression. According to the results of a sizeable study conducted in 2016, users who frequently checked their accounts had a more than twice as high a risk of depression than their less social media-oriented peers. This may partly be due to the fact that social networks create an artificial need to be available 24/7, to respond to messages and emoji reactions instantly. Despite the fact that such platforms are supposed to enhance our sense of connectedness with other people, research has found that they actually have the opposite effect: they render dedicated users lonelier and more isolated.

    However, this shouldn't really surprise us. The hyperconnectedness takes place at a superficial level, eliminating all of the extra elements that make communication more valuable and psychologically constructive. Such elements include eye contact, body language, the possibility of listening for changes in our interlocutor's tone of voice, or the possibility of physical touch.

(Excerpt taken from: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321498#1.-Social-media-can-affect-mental-health)

 

Glossary

Alike: indistintamente

Unachievable: impossível

Enhance: aumentar

Render: tornar

According to a research, younger and older users