This essay is the follow up essay to the first paper I have provided you with which was how social media affect the mental health of the youth. This essay is the causal analysis paper.
Here is the link to a sample paper:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CAZ_Fu7W6GiUtKfPMXI-YIOCNe_U31gpO5qn5umCyws/edit
Discuss historical events or trends in specific and focused detail to fully paint a picture for your audience.
Show and explain the connection between the historical events/trends and your research problem.
Discuss complexity; don’t avoid the hard questions or confusing parts of the analysis.
Use an organizational strategy that clarifies your information and ideas.
Format your document and cite your sources in a style that’s appropriate to the academic discipline of your topic.
Use sources in each paragraph of the paper, including the introduction and conclusion.
Your writing should be easy to read and understand, using language and tone that reveals your voice and personality but that is appropriate to an academic context.
Your second paper should discuss 2-3 events or trends and show how these events or trends have significant connections to your problem, so your reader can understand reasons why the problem exists as it does today. You should also discuss which event or trend is the most significant contributor to your problem and the reasons why. As you discuss events and trends, it is important to represent the various perspectives and debates on the topic.
Specific things to shoot for:
Begin with 1-2 paragraphs that include a hook with concrete detail and a review of your problem. (It’s okay to cut-and-paste some of Paper 1 in this section.) End this section with a claim statement that lists your 2-3 events/trends, identifies a time period or date range for each event/trend, which event/trend is the most significant contributor to your problem, and explains reasons why.
For each of your causes, begin with a strong topic sentence that restates the event/trend, includes the date range, and provides reasoning. If you want to further emphasize each cause, you can include a heading.
Each paraphrase/quote should be fully framed, following the guidance from They Say/I Say. Avoid quoting only individual passages, and instead discuss ideas and information from the text in-depth and in-detail. Any time you use information from a source in a sentence, include an in-text citation. Use sources in each paragraph of the paper, including the introduction and conclusion.
Use the connecting strategies from They Say/I Say, particularly the repetition of key terms and phrases, to build bridges between paragraphs.
Include a discussion of at least two debates.
Conclude by explaining “So what? Who cares?” (TSIS Chapter 7)
Fully integrate a minimum of 8 strong sources (at least 4 scholarly) into your paper.
Follow APA or MLA document and citation format.
Your writing should be easy to read and understand, using language and tone that reveals your voice and personality but that is appropriate to an academic context.
Use the following sources:
Bettmann, J. E., Anstadt, G., Casselman, B., & Ganesh, K. Young Adult Depression and Anxiety Linked to Social Media Use: Assessment and Treatment. Clinical Social Work Journal, 49(49), 2020, 368–379. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-020-00752-1
The authors examine the dual nature of social media’s impact on youth mental health, highlighting its challenges and opportunities. The authors elaborate on the adverse effects of using social media, such as anxiety and depression; the positive consequences include forming support groups. This source will be used to present a broader perspective of the impact of social media on mental health as well as explain the likelihood and possibility of coming up with balanced measures to offset bad results while at the same time harnessing the positive effects.
Moreno, M. A., & Whitehill, J. M. Influence of social media on alcohol use in adolescents and young adults. Alcohol Research: Current Reviews, 36(1),2014, 91-100.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4432862/
Moreno and Whitehill consider how young people’s peer culture is presented through social media and how it acts in terms of behavior and interactions that predetermine the mental health of individuals. The article shows how social media can contribute to such risky behaviors while at the same time helping to provide healthy support from peers. This source will be used to discuss how peer culture, as represented in different sites such as Instagram or TikTok, a part of social media, affects the mental health of young people.
O’Keeffe, G. S., & Clarke-Pearson, K. The impact of social media on children, adolescents, and families. Pediatrics, 127(4), 2011, 800-804.
This article gives a general outlook on the uses of social media in children, adolescents, and families and the benefits and drawbacks of this phenomenon. It discusses some concerns, such as the harmful use of social media, the reader’s privacy, and how social media positively affects family relationships. This source will highlight the broad spectrum of social media’s impact, supporting arguments about its influence on youth mental health and family dynamics.
Przybylski, A. K., & Weinstein, N. A large-scale test of the Goldilocks hypothesis: Quantifying the relations between digital-screen use and the mental well-being of adolescents. Psychological Science, 28(2), 2017, 204-215. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797616678438
The article of Pribylksi & Weinstein’s concerns about the Goldilocks hypothesis, according to which a moderate level of digital screen time is most suitable for one’s psychological health. The article brings statistics on the effects of screen time on adolescent mental health and proposes that both high and low screen time are unhealthy. There is an implication that moderation is the most effective way of achieving an ideal usage of social media, which effectively negates its impact on a user’s health. This source will be used to argue about suitable social media usage.
Auxier, B., Anderson, M., Perrin, A., & Turner, E. Teens, social media & technology 2020. Pew Research Center, 2020. Retrieved from https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/08/14/teens-social-media-technology-2020/
This paper from the Pew Teen Tech 2015 updates the data on teens and technology regarding the ownership of smartphones and behaviors in using social media and technology. The findings reveal the fact that accessible social media is widely used by teenagers, maintaining a high level of activity, which can be problematic in terms of mental health implications. This source will be used to provide current and recent statistics on the use of social media to argue its effects on the young generation.
Chou, H. T. G., & Edge, N. “They are happier and have better lives than I am”: The impact of using Facebook on perceptions of others’ lives. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 15(2), 2012, 117-121.https://web.archive.org/web/20170809092716id_/http://blogs.waukeeschools.org/jpleggenkuhle/files/2012/04/facebook-article-1.pdf
This author investigates how Facebook usage impacts user’s perceptions of others’ lives, contributing to feelings of jealousy, frustration, and diminished sense of self-worth. In their studies, Chou and Edge established a direct relationship between the frequency of using the site and the users’ tendency to think that other people are happier and enjoying better lives than they are, which only generates more negativity and poor body image among the users. This source will refute the claim that social media promotes healthier habits and improved self-esteem among its users: The psychological consequences of the systematic creation of shapely identities for oneself on one’s well-being.
Radovic, A., Gmelin, T., Stein, B. D., & Miller, E. Depressed adolescents’ positive and negative use of social media. Journal of Adolescence, 55, 2017, 5-15. 10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.12.002
The authors explore how depressed adolescents use social media, identifying both positive and negative aspects. In their work, the authors describe both the positive and negative effects of social media of different types – supportive communication contributing to better mental health and hostile interactions, as well as a comparison that boosts depressiveness. This source will help to explain why social media is not only a cause but also an effect of depression, indicating its advantages and disadvantages.
Royal Society for Public Health. #StatusOfMind: social media and young people’s mental health and well-being, 2017. Retrieved from https://www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/campaigns/status-of-mind.html
The Royal Society for Public Health’s report, “#StatusOfMind,” examines the impact of social media on people’s mental health and well-being. It contains the respondents’ statistics and the specialists’ discussion of problems like the emergence of anorexia, the need to look perfect on social media, and other similar problems. This source will help prove adverse outcomes of the influence of social networks on self-esteem and mental health and prove
Works Cited
Auxier, B., Anderson, M., Perrin, A., & Turner, E. Teens, social media & technology 2020. Pew Research Center, 2020. Retrieved from https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/08/14/teens-social-media-technology-2020/
Bettmann, J. E., Anstadt, G., Casselman, B., & Ganesh, K. Young Adult Depression and Anxiety Linked to Social Media Use: Assessment and Treatment. Clinical Social Work Journal, 49(49), 2020, 368–379. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-020-00752-1
Chou, H. T. G., & Edge, N. “They are happier and have better lives than I am”: The impact of using Facebook on perceptions of others’ lives. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 15(2), 2012, 117-121.https://web.archive.org/web/20170809092716id_/http://blogs.waukeeschools.org/jpleggenkuhle/files/2012/04/facebook-article-1.pdf
Moreno, M. A., & Whitehill, J. M. Influence of social media on alcohol use in adolescents and young adults. Alcohol Research: Current Reviews, 36(1),2014, 91-100.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4432862/
O’Keeffe, G. S., & Clarke-Pearson, K. The impact of social media on children, adolescents, and families. Pediatrics, 127(4), 2011, 800-804.
Przybylski, A. K., & Weinstein, N. A large-scale test of the Goldilocks hypothesis: Quantifying the relations between digital-screen use and the mental well-being of adolescents. Psychological Science, 28(2), 2017, 204-215. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797616678438
Radovic, A., Gmelin, T., Stein, B. D., & Miller, E. Depressed adolescents’ positive and negative use of social media. Journal of Adolescence, 55, 2017, 5-15. 10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.12.002
Royal Society for Public Health. #StatusOfMind: social media and young people’s mental health and well-being, 2017. Retrieved from https://www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/campaigns/status-of-mind.html
Here are tips:
First, I recommend carefully reviewing the prompt, which asks you to discuss 2-3 events or trends and show how these events or trends have significant connections to your problem. You should also discuss which event or trend is the most significant contributor to your problem and the reasons why.
Also, review the specific things to shoot for included in the prompt:
Begin with 1-2 paragraphs that include a hook with concrete detail and a review of your problem. (It’s okay to cut-and-paste some of Paper 1 in this section.) End this section with a claim statement that lists your 2-3 events/trends, identifies a time period or date range for each event/trend, which event/trend is the most significant contributor to your problem, and explains reasons why.
For each of your causes, begin with a strong topic sentence that restates the event/trend, includes the date range, and provides reasoning. If you want to further emphasize each cause, you can include a heading.
Each paraphrase/quote should be fully framed, following the guidance from They Say/I Say Chapters 2-3. Avoid quoting only individual passages, and instead discuss ideas and information from the text in-depth and in-detail. Any time you use information from a source in a sentence, include an in-text citation. Use sources in each paragraph of the paper, including the introduction and conclusion.
Include a discussion of at least two debates.
Conclude by explaining “So what? Who cares?” (TSIS Chapter 7)
Fully integrate a minimum of 8 strong sources (at least 4 scholarly) into your paper.
Follow APA or MLA document and citation format.
Your writing should be easy to read and understand, using language and tone that reveals your voice and personality but that is appropriate to an academic context.
Another note: the first paper I have provided you with got me an 80% because it was not specific enough so if you could make less assumptions and get immediate proofs from the sources it would help a lot! thank you!
