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Social Media & Your Mental Health

Table of Contents

Publisher’s Note




Editor’s Introduction




Contributors




Basic Terms and Concepts Everyone Should Know




Apps/Applications




Augmented Reality




Avatars and Simulation




Crowdfunding




Crowdsourcing




Cybersecurity




Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants




How Americans View Social Media




Image Editing




Internet Psychology




Metaverse




Online Communication




The Psychology of Social Media




Social Commerce: Buying Into Social Media




Social Media




Social Media and the Psychosocial




Social Media as Social Interaction




Social Networking Services




Social Networks




Text Messaging




Virtual Reality




Social Media’s Major Players




Discord




Facebook




Imgur




Instagram




LinkedIn




Reddit




Snapchat




TikTok




Tumblr




X (formerly known as Twitter)




YouTube




Physical, Emotional, and Mental Wellness




An Overview of Social Media’s Effects on Wellness




Anxiety Disorders




Coping and Social Support




Cutting and Self-Mutilation




Disruptions of Sleep Patterns




Exercise Addiction




Food Addiction




Media Exposure and Mental Health




Psychological Dependence




Social Media and Depression




Social Media and Eating Disorders




Social Media and Isolation




Social Media and Narcissism




Social Media and the Self-Esteem of Its Users




Social Support and Mental Health




Support Groups




Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships




Abusive Relationships




Catfishing




Cyberbullying




Cyberstalking




Digital Harassment




Emotional Abuse




Ending Unhealthy Relationships




Gossip




Incels




Interpersonal Skills and Technology




Online Relationships Among Adolescents




Parasocial Relationships




Peer Pressure




Romantic Breakups




Sexting




Sexual Harassment




Sexually Predatory Behaviors




Social Media and Family




Social Media Usage and Social Skills




Addictions and Technology’s Role




Addictive Personality and Behaviors




Brain Changes with Addiction




Children and Behavioral Addictions




Clickbait




Computer Addiction




Computer and Internet Use: An Overview of Possible Problems




Cross-Addiction




Dependence




Digital Detox




Dopamine and Addiction




Economic Impact of Addiction




Gambling Addiction




Internet Addiction




Intervention




Love and Relationship Addiction




Marriage/Partnership and Behavioral Addictions




Media and Behavioral Addictions




Media and Substance Misuse




Mental Illness and Addiction




Parenting and Behavioral Addictions




Pornography Addiction




Shopping and Spending Addictions




Social Media Addiction




Technology Addiction




Television and Screen Addiction




Texting Addiction




Video Game Addiction




Video Goes Viral




Viral Memes: Good and Bad




Withdrawal




Dangers




Bots




Computer Fraud




Cybercrime




Cyberterrorism




Dark Web




Data Harvesting




Deepfakes




Doxing




The Growth—and Danger—of Fake News




Hacking




Hate Crimes




Identity Theft




Nowhere to Hide: Bots and Their Role in Spreading Misinformation




Obscenity




Phishing




Pornography




Social Impacts of Cybercrime




Social Media Mining




Social Media Profiling




Suicide




Safety and Privacy




Computers and Privacy




Digital Consent in the U.S.




Internet Privacy




Online Anonymity




Privacy Settings




You’re Not Alone Anymore: Digital Privacy




Of Special Interest to Parents and Kids




A General Overview of Online Safety




An Overview of Social Media’s Effects on Teens




Attention-Seeking Behaviors




Beauty Culture




Body Dysmorphic Disorder




Body Image and Girls




Body Image and Guys




Children’s Mental Health




Children’s Right to Privacy




Choking Challenge




Dangerous Challenges




Identity Crisis




LGBTQIA+ Teens and Peer Acceptance




Managing Time




Online Games: Roles, Rules, and Etiquette




Procrastination




Reputations: Online and Off




Sexuality in Adolescence




Teenage Suicide




Teenagers’ Mental Health




Of Special Interest to Seniors




Communication and Aging




Consumer Issues Facing Seniors




Fraud Against Older Adults




Online Safety for Seniors




Senior Citizens and General Technology Use




Seniors and Loneliness




Seniors and Social Media




Seniors and Social Ties




Seniors and the Importance of Friendship




Political Implications




The Alt-Right and Its Platforms




Conspiracy Theories




The Echo Chamber Effect




Free Speech and the Regulation of Social Media Content




Political Advertising on Social Media




Political Misinformation and Social Media




QAnon




White Nationalists and the Great Replacement Theory




The Positives




Computer Ethics




Digital Citizenship




Ethics of Social Media: Free Speech




Help-Seeking




Information Ethics




Social Media and Law Enforcement




Social Media and Religion




Social Media as a Teaching and Learning Tool




Social Media Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic




Appendixes



Glossary


Abbreviations and Slang


Websites


Mediagraphy


Bibliography