PSY 108 6-1 Discussion - Grade A PDF

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I believe that social media negatively affects mental well-being. In the world we live in today, where we share our lives on social media, it can have a negative effect on some. When we see all the good things others have posted, we tend to compare our lives to them. When people post about all the good stuff going on in their lives, we tend to forget that they are only posting the good stuff and not the bad. I think we tend to share what we believe is the best part of us; therefore, no one can see that we also go through hard times. Social media is very persuasive in seeing ourselves based on how many comments or likes we get on our posts. “Those low in appearance-esteem, on the other hand, may fear confirmation of negative beliefs if they post and face rejection in the form of absence of many “likes” (Computers in Human Behavior).” Social media affects psychological well-being links to self-care. It could be a negative context when someone is put down by what they see on social media; they tend to give up and do not have the drive to take care of themselves and feel like they will never be good enough. Social media can also positively affect self-care when someone focuses on something good to better themselves and try to get closer to what they saw on social media.

Sources: Stiensbekk, S., Wichstrom, L., Stenseng, F., Nesi, J., Hygen, B. W., & Skalicka, V Computers in Human Behavior Volume 114, January 2021, 106528 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563220302806...