Social Media addiction disorder among children!!

Social media is the easiest way to reach out, the innovation has changed over the decade and also become an essential part of our livelihood. From name to fame, attention people are earning everything over social media platforms. Social media whack our lives unparalleled, yet one that expands faster than research can meet up. It has been a somber analysis that too much tech expansion is detrimental to the weak section of our society.

In a paper published this week in?Information, communication & society?a group of researchers looked at a metric called the Problematic Social Media Use (PSMU)– which refers to a certain psychological or emotional dependence on these platforms — in 1,79,000 children across 43 countries. The study analyzed children aged 11, 13, and 15 using data from a World Health Organization study carried out every four years.

The faculty bridge a link betwixt social and economic prejudice and PSMU. “Results showed that teenagers sections who were relatively more impoverished than their schoolmates and attended more economically unequal schools had a higher likelihood of reporting PSMU,” the paper noted.

An economic and financial section is a pressing issue in every country, the laws, development strategy on going making, in processing, and never-ending work of government despite it raises other issues globally for the vulnerable section of the society such as the impact of social media use and hampering the mental health of the generations. The focal point of the research was social media and the government in the context of hampering teenagers' mental peace.

?“As the digital divide continues to close in many countries, economic inequalities persist and remain a robust social determinant of adolescent health and well-being,” said the study’s lead author, Michela Lenzi, an Associate Professor in psychology from the University of Padua, Italy.

The study connects the dots between nationwide aspects of adolescents' mental health via so-called social media, therefore, taping the issue also needs a systematic approach solution. “According to the digital inequality framework, the socioeconomic structure of society and the position occupied in this hierarchy can influence social media use and consequently its positive or negative outcomes,” the researchers noted.

In addition to country wealth, the study also found that low levels of family and peer support were factors driving PSMU — and the situation is much worse in scenarios where the same classroom contained disparate wealth among children. It shows how early age access to the social platform is disturbing and damaging. “The problematic use of social media reflects the harm of negative and revenging emotions relation between social media usage and somber mental health is documented in children. This also shows how deep and dark sides of society fuel a large risk of self-doubt, negative image issues, suicidal thoughts, and hazardous mental health consequences as a result of excess social media addiction disorder.

In addition, its symptoms are well-documented: they include negative moods, eating disorders, psychological distress, somatic symptoms, lower school achievement, and more. These issues need to get attention and call for action such as holistic healing and uplifting mindset of the youth in their school course only.

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