{"id":135960,"date":"2021-08-27T07:40:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T11:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=135960"},"modified":"2021-08-27T07:40:55","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T11:40:55","slug":"how-social-media-use-affects-students-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/how-social-media-use-affects-students-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"How Social Media Use Affects Students\u2019 Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Social media has become a huge part of our lives despite the many concerns around its impact on mental health. Recently, Norway passed a law that obligated influencers to label retouched photographs online. While Great Britain has banned the use of retouched images for online promotion altogether. And a year prior, Instagram suppressed likes on the platform to decrease a hurtful influence on users.<\/p>

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But how exactly does social media affect the lives of young adults? Are the negatives worse than the positive aspects of such platforms? And how can one be more cautious of its use? This article will attempt to answer these questions.<\/p>\n

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What Do Researchers Say?<\/h2>\n

As a student, one might think that there is nothing wrong with a little bit of Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or TikTok. \u201cI\u2019m just having fun with friends, looking for someone to write my papers for me<\/a>, and expressing myself via posting!\u201d It is a valid point.<\/p>

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Social media have a lot of positive things to give:<\/p>

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