The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health in the United Kingdom

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2024 in the subject Biology - Diseases, Health, Nutrition, grade: A, Coventry University (Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation), course: Health science, language: English, abstract: Social media describe the diverse ways of interactions or the technologies that promote the establishment, and exchange of information and ideas between individuals. Generally, social media comprise of diverse networks that people today rely on in order to stay connected with one another or share different information with their peers. The constant growth of technology has been marked an essential way that social media use has increased today. Some of the major social media platforms that have increased in use today especially in the United Kingdom include Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, as well as YouTube. Many people today including adults and teenagers in the United Kingdom have been known to use social media platforms for various reasons. For example, many teenagers including school going teenagers rely on the use of technology to assist with the learning process. This shows that the use of social media platforms have been associated with various impacts on the users. Off all the social media networks presented above, Facebook is believed to have the highest number of users compared to the rest; this paper therefore focus on examining the impact of social media use on mental health of teenagers in the United Kingdom (U.K). The paper will also address some of the best ways that can be implemented to eradicate the impacts that come with the use of social media among teenagers. This paper will incorporate both the positive and negative effects of social media on mental health of teenagers in the U.K.