After watching the Social Dilemma, I did something similar and never turned back. In the documentary it showed the creators of these apps telling us that the only solution is to turn off our notifications.[…]

Schueller et al.’s article, “Use of Digital Mental Health for Marginalized and Underserved Populations” focuses heavily on the disparity of technological use within minority communities as compared to that within communities of racial/ethnic majority. Throughout[…]

In Primeck et al.’s research paper titled, “Use of multiple social media platforms and symptoms of depression and anxiety: A nationally-representative study among U.S. young adults” a methodical research study is done to search for[…]

In the “Effects of social media on adolescents’ willingness and intention to use e-cigarettes: an experimental investigation”, Vogel examines the effect of social media use and willingness to use e-cigarettes. Although there has been a[…]

The study outlined here by Pielot and Rello points out the tradeoff of operating without device notifications. There are positive and negative consequences of being without notification messages: although participants in the condition of not[…]

No matter where you were in the world, the pandemic affected everyone’s lives. Humans are social beings, but the world was forced to stop socializing. However, for everyone in this class at least, no one[…]

Dana Rose Garfin’s article “Technology as a coping tool during the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) pandemic: Implications and recommendations” examines the effects of prolonged home isolation on mental health and life inconvenience during the COVID-19 pandemic.[…]

The research article Effects of Social Media on Adolescents’ Willingness and Intention to Use E-Cigarettes: An Experimental Investigation asserts that adolescents who engage in more frequent social media use are at a higher risk of[…]

In “Effects of Social Media on Adolescents’ Willingness and Intention to Use E-Cigarettes: An Experimental Investigation,” Vogel et. al argue that greater daily social media use is correlated with a greater overall acceptance of e-cigarettes.[…]

In Marston et al “COVID-19 vs Social Isolation: the Impact Technology can have on Communities, Social Connections and Citizens,” the authors set the scene in March 2020 for the takeover of COVID-19 in the UK[…]

I read both the NPR article, Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes on Social Media, Research Shows, and the Washington Post article, Facebook and Twitter must do more to fight anti-vaccine misinformation, a[…]

In The Relations Among Social Media Addiction, Self-Esteem, and Life Satisfaction in University Students, Nazir Hawi and Maya Samaha aim to understand “the relationships between the addictive use of social media, self esteem, and satisfaction[…]

This article found a series of events on the Internet by only 12 people spreading leading claims about vaccines. These 12 people are influencers with multiple accounts on various social media platforms. They are spreading[…]

In previous class discussions, we talked about the relationship between self-esteem and social media use, and it became one area of focus in my midterm report. Two converse hypotheses attempt to describe the relationship between[…]

In the TEDx Talk, college scholar Amber Quinney speaks to her journey becoming social media free, which made her crave the feeling of freedom from judgement that made the break from social media expand to[…]

In Technology and the Future of Mental Health Treatment, The National Institute of Mental Health explains how mental health apps are being developed with little regulation, yet the advancement in  technology bring hope for those[…]

“Technology and the Future of Mental Health Treatment,” presents the pros and the cons of technology that are supposed to help individuals with their mental health. The article discusses the variety of mental health apps[…]

In the article, “Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes On Social Media, Research Shows,” Shannon Bond discusses the efforts of social media platforms to combat the spread of misinformation with the onset of[…]

In the TED talk, “24,” Amber Quinney argues, justified by her own personal experiences, that excessive social media consumption impacts the brain, and has detrimental effects on focus, attention, and mindset. Quinney talked about how[…]

Dana Rose Garfin’s article “Technology as a coping tool during the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) pandemic: Implications and recommendations” examines the effect that COVID-19 had on mental health and coping mechanisms. There was a substantial rise[…]

The reading I chose for this week was an opinion article from BBC’s Likewise series entitled, “How social media shapes my depression- for better or worse”. Immediately, the title caught my attention because most of[…]

In the National Institute of Mental Health’s 2018 publication, “Technology and the Future of Mental Health Treatment”, multiple faces of utilizing online mental health treatment methods are examined. Technology offers a major window of opportunity[…]