However, moments that are not so great aren’t likely to be posted. These social media applications have such a negative impact on society because we spend so much of our time looking at what other people have then actually working on ourselves. The amount of time spent on our smart phones impacts us more than we know. According to research done by Samasa- Kanyinga , Hugues, and Rosamund Lewis, out of 753 students where 55% of them were Female, more than 22.5% said they spent 2 hours a day sending text messages. (380). Daily use of electronic messaging is independently associated with poor self-rating and mental health issues. These social applications are supposed to be here to easily connect with the people around us, however social media allows people to follow everyone’s lives so closely that is becomes hard not to compare yourself. In this study there were reports of high levels of psychological distress and suicidal ideation (Samasa 381). These levels have skyrocketed over the years, due to the increase of social media use. Most of these suicidal thoughts are occurring
However, moments that are not so great aren’t likely to be posted. These social media applications have such a negative impact on society because we spend so much of our time looking at what other people have then actually working on ourselves. The amount of time spent on our smart phones impacts us more than we know. According to research done by Samasa- Kanyinga , Hugues, and Rosamund Lewis, out of 753 students where 55% of them were Female, more than 22.5% said they spent 2 hours a day sending text messages. (380). Daily use of electronic messaging is independently associated with poor self-rating and mental health issues. These social applications are supposed to be here to easily connect with the people around us, however social media allows people to follow everyone’s lives so closely that is becomes hard not to compare yourself. In this study there were reports of high levels of psychological distress and suicidal ideation (Samasa 381). These levels have skyrocketed over the years, due to the increase of social media use. Most of these suicidal thoughts are occurring