The Media

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

• Required
  • Valkenburg, P. M., Meier, A., & Beyens, I. (2022). Social media use and its impact on adolescent mental health: An umbrella review of the evidence. Current opinion in psychology, 44, 58–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.08.017Links to an external site. 
  • edapt concepts
  • Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the edapt and eBook resources listed above). Remember to use the Chamberlain LibraryLinks to an external site.. to research scholarly resources. 
• Supplemental 
  • Lally, M., & Valentine-French, S. (2019). Lifespan development: A psychological perspective (4th ed.). OER Commons. Retrieved March 4, 2025, from https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/lifespan-development-a-psychological-perspective
    • Chapter 6: Adolescence

• We often hear about how impressionable children and teenagers are and how negative images in the media can influence their minds. What about individuals in early adulthood? Is social media more influential than traditional forms of media? In your readings this week, you explored the topics of eating, dieting behaviors, and weight. As a medical professional, what can you do to help positively influence your patients to be body-positive while maintaining healthy eating, dieting, and exercising habits in light of the influence from social media?