Why Adolescents Are Addicted to Social Media
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https://doi.org/10.54097/ehss.v8i.4498Keywords:
Social media addiction; adolescent’s mental health; interventions.Abstract
This review is based on empirical research to find out how people get addicted to social media. Then based on the general addiction process, the possible process of getting addicted to social media would be suggested, and Tiktok would be chosen as an example to analyze how people get addicted to short video social media. This literature review would also put emphasis on how social media addiction affects adolescents both in their academic life and mental health. Then, this literature review would critically examine the reasons for social media addiction from family background, schooling environment, and mental health three aspects, and the effects of social media addiction. Finally, this literature review would aim to find prevention for adolescents' social media addiction and possible solutions which are suitable for adolescents to overcome the negative effects of social media addiction.
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