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RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Research Proposal

Zainab Alasfoor

Date

California State University, San Bernardino

Research Proposal

Effects of Internet Social Networking on Youth

This research paper will discuss both positive and negative effects of internet social networking on youth.

Introduction

Utilization of social media is a vital part of youth in the current world. Overutilization of social media has captured the youths’ attention. The dependence of social media by youth has reached a point that without social media, young people cannot think about their future. Several studies have shown that overutilization of social media has a profound negative impact on American youth. In such situations, overutilization of social media can leads young people towards addiction. However, social media is associated with some positive impacts on the life of young people. This research paper will aim at highlighting the positive and negative effects of social media on youths in the United States and across the world.

1. Annotated Bibliography

Ahn, J. (2011). The effect of social network sites on adolescents social and academic development: Current theories and controversies. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 62(8), 1435-1445. Retrieved from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/asi.21540

This article focuses on young people as the most prolific when it comes to the use of social network sites. Youths are considered to spend more of their time interacting through various platforms of social media. The article outlines different impacts on youths such as developmental concerns. Moreover, the article emphasizes a proposed framework applied to understand the adolescents and utilization of social media. The article views the use of social media as negatively associated with positive and negative effects on academic performance among youths.

Kuss, D. J., & Griffiths, M. D. (2011). Online social networking and addiction—a review of the psychological literature. International journal of environmental research and public health, 8(9), 3528-3552. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3194102/

This journal focuses on the aspect of the utilization of social media by youths as a way to create public profiles. The social media has enabled young people to interact and meet with friends across the world. Some of the interactions are associated with the psychological development of young people. Also, the author in this article argues that friends have self-esteem implications on social media users. Also, the study proposes that social media is highly related to mental issues such as addiction.

Sampasa-Kanyinga, H., & Lewis, R. F. (2015). Frequent use of social networking sites is associated with poor psychological functioning among children and adolescents. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 18(7), 380-385. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26167836

The article focuses on the relationship between the utilization of internet social networking and the psychological functioning of young individuals. The authors claim that there is a huge connection between social media usage and mental health concerns amongst young people. The study mainly explored the amount of time spent by young people on internet social networking and also the unattended mental health needs. Also, the article associates use of social media platforms among young people with suicidal ideation.

1. Outline

a. Introduction-though social media provides numerous benefits to modern society, it is a bad influence for young people due to lack of privacy to the user.

i. Risk exposure to harmful people

ii. Availability of misleading information

b. Uses of Social Media among Youths

i. Communication-social media help young people to share vital information with other people.

ii. Linking-help youngsters to stay connected with their friends.

c. Effects of social media on young people

i. Positive impacts-help students to post class activities, assignments and other school events. Also, social media help to prepare young people to become marketers.

ii. Negative impacts-they are likely to fall under the cyberbullying victims by sharing their personal information. Also, social media is likely to distract students attention in their studies.

d. Conclusion-covers both positive and negative effects of social media on young people on large.