Social media is harming the mental health of teenagers.
A new study
has found that teenagers who engage with social media during the night could be
damaging their sleep and increasing their risk of anxiety and depression. Teenagers
spoke about the pressure they felt to make themselves available 24/7, and the
resulting anxiety if they did not respond immediately to texts or posts. Teens
are so emotionally invested in social media that a fifth of secondary school
pupils will wake up at night and log on, just to make sure they don’t miss out.
Perhaps the
worst thing about this is that teenagers need more sleep tthan adults do, so
night time social media use could be detrimental to their health. Research has
shown that teenagers need 9,5 hours of sleep each night but on average only get
7.5 hours. A lack of sleep make teenagers tired, irritable, depressed and more
likely to catch colds, flu, and gastroenteritis. These days.
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