Social networking sites can facilitate communication across a wide range of modes through the use of smartphones, computers, or tablets. Users are able to share photos, instant message their friends and family, download music and videos, and ultimately create their own content and online persona within the click of a button. Social Networking sites, (also known as SNS) are defined as an online platform where information can be shared either publically or privately from a self-made and self-monitored profile. However, there can often be a negative outcome to the lack of privacy and public broadcast of an individual that has been linked to low levels of social and psychological well-being among young teenagers, typically below 15 years of age
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Younger teenagers, aged 13-15 are tremendously susceptible to peer pressure and cyber-bullying and often find themselves dishonestly profiling themselves online in order to fit in. This deceitfulness can cause an abundance of psychological problems including poor self-worth, low self-esteem, and failing to know who they truly are. All of these psychological concerns can carry on into adulthood, causing depression and anxiety long after the teenage years, (Willett, 2009). However, older teenagers, aged 16-19 often reject social norms and standards in favour of self-expression and creativity, which they explore on their social media profiles as a way to connect and communicate with their peers. As teenagers reach the later years of this stage of their lives, they are able to trust in their own opinions and actions far more than younger teenagers are able to, (Katie Davis, 2012), thus resulting in better psychological well-being and contentedness as they are not always depending on the recognition and reassurance from their peers. Because of this, it is clear that young adults benefit from social media use and see a positive impact on both their social and psychological well-being. While on the other hand, young teenagers are faced with an array of negative influences and gain no positive impact on their psychological well-being because of social
Younger teenagers, aged 13-15 are tremendously susceptible to peer pressure and cyber-bullying and often find themselves dishonestly profiling themselves online in order to fit in. This deceitfulness can cause an abundance of psychological problems including poor self-worth, low self-esteem, and failing to know who they truly are. All of these psychological concerns can carry on into adulthood, causing depression and anxiety long after the teenage years, (Willett, 2009). However, older teenagers, aged 16-19 often reject social norms and standards in favour of self-expression and creativity, which they explore on their social media profiles as a way to connect and communicate with their peers. As teenagers reach the later years of this stage of their lives, they are able to trust in their own opinions and actions far more than younger teenagers are able to, (Katie Davis, 2012), thus resulting in better psychological well-being and contentedness as they are not always depending on the recognition and reassurance from their peers. Because of this, it is clear that young adults benefit from social media use and see a positive impact on both their social and psychological well-being. While on the other hand, young teenagers are faced with an array of negative influences and gain no positive impact on their psychological well-being because of social