Tag: mental health

Online Networks and Social Change

Online Network Overuse and the Effects on Society and Individuals

Chloe Hannington30 Comments

Abstract: Web 2.0 and the introduction of social networks has dramatically transformed the way we function as a part of society. This paper aims to discuss the implications of when we become too reliant on these online networks leading to overuse, and the impact this can have on users as individuals as well as society as a whole. The paper refers to the Covid-19 pandemic as this was a time where we relied heavily on social networks as a society. We can therefore examine the effects the pandemic Read more […]

Communities and Social Media

Anti-social media: how the rise in social media could be the cause of social isolation among younger generations

Scout Robertson20 Comments

Download Abstract: Social media has made a significant change in the way individuals interact with each other and with themselves. The rise in social networking sites including Instagram and Facebook has seen connection and sense of community move online, behind a screen. Consequently, users of young generations are more likely to suffer from addiction-related social isolation, mental health issues including depression and life dissatisfaction causing further isolation, and identity crisis Read more […]

Online Networks and Social Change

TikTok: How the Social Media Giant Created a New Wave of Advocacy

Bonnie Kerr22 Comments

Abstract Under the stream of Online Networks and Social Change, TikTok, the newly found video sharing platform, will be examined and how its popularity amongst Gen Z has effectively led to a third place for advocacy on global issues. Using a vast range of references and sources from academic journals to popular culture news articles and blog posts, the role online networks are playing in creating exposure and advocacy on global issues will be conducted and how this social media platform has allowed Read more […]

Communities and Social Media

Instagram, depression and adolescents. An examination into how these correlate in a positive light.

Grace Hirte36 Comments

Abstract This paper will investigate how online communities create a safe space for users with mental health issues to feel connected. Instagram, in particular, has been shown to lower levels of depression as it fosters a community that endorses a sense of belonging. These communities create a sense of support through a third space which is more accessible and less daunting for users than the traditional forms of ‘support’. Online communities are an environment for users that enables them Read more […]

Identity and Online Advocacy

TikTok, identity struggles and mental health issues: How are the youth of today coping?

Erin Harwood14 Comments

READ OFFLINE HERE:Download ABSTRACT The way that young people interact with each other has changed significantly, with a noticeable shift occurring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which broke out in Asian countries in late 2019. Lockdowns around the world led to isolation and a forced sense of loneliness, meaning those with mental health issues were at times forced to find other outlets and ways of coping with such things. Social media sites such as TikTok created a third sense of place for Read more […]

Communities and Social Media

The fundamental changes in how digital users form and engage in social relationships on social media has negative consequences in offline relationships and well-being.

Declan Evans16 Comments

Conference-Paper-PDF-Download Abstract: This paper covers the issues which have arisen from social media’s role in the modern world in forming and engaging in social relationships and how this impacts offline relationships and well-being. The writing focuses on issues in communication, identity, perceptions of relationships and the changing landscape of intimacy at the hands of social networks. The paper outlines the fundamental changes that have occurred and explains how this impacts users Read more […]

Communities and Social Media

How Twitch.tv is providing a safe space for individuals from all walks of life, and creates opportunities for new inclusive forms of communication for all.

Jessica Issanchon8 Comments

Conference-paperDownload Abstract The aim of this paper is to discuss the ways in which streaming services, specifically Twitch.tv, have been able to provide unique experiences to its communities. Twitch.tv has been beneficial to those who may have social or physical limitations as well as a safe space for individuals of different sexual orientations and political affiliations. It will also demonstrate the way Twitch has created communities based around shared interests and has formed new Read more […]