Significant Revisions Annotated Bibliography
Significant Revisions Annotated Bibliography
Significant Revisions Annotated Bibliography
My civic engagement topic is “How has social media affected the poor mental health of
American teens in the past 20 years? How can we combat the rising rates of depression
and suicide in teens?” Suicide in teens is a rising problem in the world today, and many
people attribute it to social media. The youth are the future, and we need to protect
Albano, Anne Marie. “Is Social Media Threatening Teens' Mental Health and
Well-Being?” NewYork-Presbyterian, Health Matters, 28 Feb. 2020,
https://healthmatters.nyp.org/is-social-media-threatening-teens-mental-health-and-
well-being/.
The article “Is Social Media Threatening Teens’ Mental Health and Well-Being?”
this article, Albano talks about how social media can threaten teen mental health. She
begins by describing how it can be harmful for teens to spend more time talking to
people online than they do in real life. She explains how this can make their real-world
life harder and increase feelings of anxiety, depression, and more. As the article
continues, Albano explores the many different things that social media misuse can
impact. For example, social media can promote unhealthy comparisons with others. In
the article Albano states, “[Kids] are looking at these sites through a negative lens of,
“I’m never going to be as good as these people.” That mindset puts them at risk of
increasing depression and isolation, and these are all factors that can contribute to
feelings of suicide, especially when bullying gets added to the mix”. She explains how
comparing ourselves to people on social media can amplify feelings of depression and
lead to suicide, which is very dangerous. Throughout the rest of the article, Albano
explores how social media can increase cyberbullying, social isolation, lack of sleep,
and FOMO. Then to conclude, Albano begins to talk about ways we can address this
problem. She says that it’s important to limit your social media use and spend time
extracurricular activities.
The information in this article will be useful in my project because it covers a lot
of different ways that social media affects mental health. These will serve as good
evidence to back up the points I make in my argument. This article also offered some
good options for a solution, which will be very helpful for me to incorporate. This article
came from a health website and was written by an expert, so it is a very credible source.
Anne Marie Albano is a doctor who has a Ph.D. in psychiatry, and she specializes in
children and adolescents. She is more than qualified to write about this topic.
Bekalu, Mesfin Awoke. “Social Media Use Can Be Positive for Mental Health and
Well-Being.” News, 28 May 2020,
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/social-media-positive-mental-health/.
The article “Social Media Use Can Be Positive for Mental Health and Well-Being.”
by Mesfin Awoke Bekalu was published to hsph.harvard.edu on May 28, 2020. In this
article, Bekalu talks about how social media can be a positive thing if used correctly. He
begins by talking about how social media often has a negative connotation with it. He
then explains that social media can actually be a good thing. It can strengthen our
relationships with others and make us happier. Bekalu says, “We know that having a
strong social network is associated with positive mental health and well-being...Social
media may provide individuals with a platform that overcomes barriers of distance and
time, allowing them to connect and reconnect with others and thereby expand and
strengthen their in-person networks and interactions”. He explains that social media can
help us to connect with people when we aren’t able to see them in person. In the article,
Bekalu also acknowledges that social media can have a very negative effect on people.
He stresses that social media can be a very beneficial tool if we are smart about the
acknowledges the other side of my argument. This will help me to keep my project
well-balanced and unbiased. This article came from Harvard University, and it is very
credible. Mesfin Awoke Bekalu is a research scientist in the Lee Kum Sheung Center for
Health and Happiness, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H.
Chan School of Public Health. He has a PhD in Social Sciences, and has written a lot of
articles about similar topics. He is very qualified to be writing about social media and
mental health.
Daniels, Micajah, et al. "Social Media and Substance Use Among Adolescents:
Implications for Research." Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education, vol. 65, no. 1,
Apr. 2021, pp. 9+. Gale In Context: High School,
link.gale.com/apps/doc/A664491891/SUIC?u=onlinelibrary&sid=bookmark-SUIC&x
id=a60eb34f. Accessed 9 Nov. 2021.
In the article “Social Media and Substance Use Among Adolescents” published to
the Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education in April 2021, Micajah Daniels, Manoj Sharma,
and Kativa Batra talk a lot about how the use of social media affects substance abuse
and risky-behaviors in adolescents. Daniels, Sharma, and Batra quoted a lot of studies
that explained the correlation between SMU (social media use), drug abuse, and mental
health. For example, they state, “As reported by the United Kingdom (U.K)-based study
of adolescents, increased SMU has heightened the risk of depressive disorders and
other adverse experiences such as being cyberbullied, poor sleep quality, and negative
body image in this group”. The authors explained that social media users were
categorized into a few groups depending on how they used social media, and it was
discovered that the people in the categories with the most social media usage were the
people that struggled with physical and mental health the most. Daniels, Sharma, and
Batra concluded the essay by emphasizing that we need to research this topic more
information about social media use in adolescents and how it affects them. This
information will back up my argument and make it more credible. There are three
authors of this article, and they are all very credible. They all come from the University
of Nevada, Las Vegas, and each of them specialize in Public Health. They are all
Masarweh, Lexi. “Social Media Negatively Affects Mental Health.” The Baylor
Lariat, The Baylor Lariat, 23 Sept. 2021,
https://baylorlariat.com/2021/09/23/social-media-affects-mental-health-negatively/.
The article “Social Media Negatively Affects Mental Health.” by Lexi Masarweh
was published to The Baylor Lariat on September 23, 2021. In the article, Masarweh
talks about how social media can be damaging to the mental health of young adults.
She quoted a lot of studies to back up her argument and incorporated the experiences
of young college students. This helped to portray how big of an impact social media can
have on a person's life. For example, Masarweh states, “Miami junior Dante Estrada
said that social media has been a part of his life since he was 12 years old and that as
he has gotten older, it has impacted everything from his social life to his sense of
humor”. She talks about how social media has shaped who Dante Estrada is, which
shows how much of an impact social media can have on people. Masarweh concluded
her article by quoting Dr. Christine Limbers and explaining how social media can
mentally drain a person and have a negative effect on their mental health.
because it includes a lot of facts and statistics. Incorporating these into my public
service announcement will be helpful because they will help to prove the validity of the
information I present. While Lexi Masarweh may not have a lot of education in this area,
I still feel that she is qualified to write about this topic because she is an educated writer.
She is a college student herself, so this topic is something that she can personally relate
to because she is young. She also had a very professional tone, and I could tell that she
had done sufficient research and knew what she was writing about.
Mir, Elina, et al. “Social Media and Adolescents' and Young Adults' Mental Health.”
National Center for Health Research, National Center for Health Research, 18 Oct.
2021, https://www.center4research.org/social-media-affects-mental-health/.
The article “Social Media and Adolescents’ and Young Adults’ Mental Health”
written by Elina Mir, Caroline Novas, and Meg Seymour was published to the National
Center for Health Research on October 18, 2021. In this article, Mir, Novas, and
Seymour talk about how social media can harm young people. They begin by describing
the different types of social media and which types are most popular. Then they
acknowledged that there are some benefits to social media, but they counteracted that
with the negative effects of social media. In the article, Mir, Novas and Seymour state,
“Although social media can allow people to reach out and connect with others, it can
also make some people feel worse. Almost 25% of adolescents believe that social
media has a mostly negative effect”. They explain that social media can allow people to
connect to others, but despite this, it seems that there are more cons than pros to social
media. They explore this topic even further using plenty of evidence to back up their
reasoning. Then to conclude the article, Mir, Novas, and Seymour give tips for parents
and young people to help them manage social media use and improve their mental
health.
because it outlines all of the points I plan to make. Some specific information that will be
especially helpful is the tips at the end of the article. These tips will be a great way for
me to show people a solution to this issue. All of the authors of this article are qualified
to write about this topic. They have a lot of experience in psychology and technology, so
Mundell, E. J. (2020, October 27). More evidence links social media use to poorer
mental health in teens. HealthDay. Retrieved November 3, 2021, from
https://consumer.healthday.com/kids-health-information-23/adolescents-and-teen-h
ealth-news-719/more-evidence-links-social-media-use-to-poorer-mental-health-in-t
eens-754691.html.
In the article “More Evidence Links Social Media Use to Poorer Mental Health in
information about the correlation between social media use and mental health,
specifically in teens. He acknowledged how recently there has been a rise in anxiety,
overdose, depression and suicide in young people. Then, he acknowledged the recent
this correlation and quoted many reputable studies. For example, Mundell said, “...the
Canadian researchers pointed to two studies -- one conducted in the United States, the
other in Germany -- which found that kids who spent more time on Facebook were more
prone to negative states such as envy and insecurity about their status…”. He then
concluded his article by talking about ways to stop this trend of declining mental health
The information in this article will be very helpful in my civic engagement project
because it contains a lot of specific facts about my topic. I will be able to use these facts
to spread awareness about the severity of the issue, which will help me persuade my
audience to take action. E.J. Mundell is the executive editor of the Consumer News
Division at HealthDay News. He has written thousands of articles about health, and he
"A Rise In Depression Among Teens And Young Adults Could Be Linked To Social
Media Use." All Things Considered, 14 Mar. 2019. Gale In Context: High School,
link.gale.com/apps/doc/A580046414/SUIC?u=onlinelibrary&sid=bookmark-SUIC&x
id=5e550a2c. Accessed 9 Nov. 2021.
This piece is the script of a news broadcast interview hosted by Audie Cornish
called “A Rise In Depression Among Teens And Young Adults Could Be Linked To
Social Media Use” published to NPR.com on March 14, 2019. In the interview, Audie
Cornish covers the rise in depression and mental health issues in teens and talks about
how researchers believe that this is caused by the growth of social media. In the
broadcast Pattie Neighmond, Jean Twenge, and Mary Fristad talk about possible
reasons for this. For example, Twenge states, “Spending time on social media tends not
to be in real time. You're not having a real-time conversation with someone. Usually,
you're not seeing someone else's face. You can't give them a hug. It is just not as
emotionally fulfilling as seeing someone in person”. They explain that when you're
spending more time talking to people on social media than in real life, it inhibits the
connections you have with the people around you and can be damaging to your mental
health. In the interview, Neighmond also acknowledges the other side of the argument.
She quoted a man named Robert Croesner who does not believe that these mental
health issues are caused by social media, but rather by an uncertainty of the future.
Neighmond concludes by stating that researchers should go into more detail about this
project because it has a lot of important facts that are easy to understand, and it also
acknowledges the other side of the argument. All of the people who took part in this
broadcast are qualified and trustworthy. Pattie Neighmond is NPR’s health policy
and has written many articles and books about this topic, and Mary Fristad works in the
Department of Psychology at Ohio State University. Their articles and writings are very
I found all of the information in these sources very interesting. They helped me to
get a deeper understanding of my research topic and make my argument more valid. I
liked learning about all of the different statistics that go along with social media and
mental health. I found it crazy that there is such a big correlation between the two. I also
liked hearing the different perspectives of many different authors. It helped me to get a
full understanding of all sides of the topic. I will definitely use the strategies I learned
while doing this assignment to help me research other topics I have questions about in
the future.
Revisions:
Flash Narrative, I began by reading through all of my writing. I fixed any minor
thought sounded odd. I also added phrases and sentences that I felt would add to
my writing.
Then, I decided to add another source. I did this because I felt that it would
very credible. I read through the article carefully and completed an in-depth