Emotional Intelligence in the Age of Social Media
Have you ever posted a selfie with a big, shining smile, and yet in reality, you seem too sad for a person to be posting a happy picture? If so, you are not alone. In the world of all smiles
Awareness
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Meta Settles First Major Lawsuit Over Social Media’s Impact on Teen Mental Health
Social media giant Meta Platforms Inc. has reached a historic settlement with a rural Kentucky school district. This is a big step forward in a landmark dispute over the growing legal issue of tech-induced youth mental health issues. The deal
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The Psychology Of Early Social Media Exposure: Growing Up Online
A lot has changed in the past twenty years, and social media, which was once a sprout, has now become a tree with multiple branches. Only a few people used it before, but now it is a huge part of how our
Technology
How Smartphones and Social Media Rewire Our Brains: A Neuroscience Perspective
Digital media and technology have become deeply intertwined in our lives. Without even realising, it has slowly and deeply strengthened its roots in our daily life, for example, the moment we wake up, the first thing we do is check
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Identity Fragmentation Across Social Media Platforms and Its Mental Toll
Think of one sitting in a sunlit home office in quietness. They have just revised their LinkedIn profile(Social Media), made sure the headline of their profile indicates that they are a Results-Oriented Project Manager, and their headshot presents an ideal
Health
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The Rise of Self-Diagnosis on Social Media
Hritika is a second-year engineering student who has been feeling low for a long time. She has been feeling tired, sad and is avoiding her parents and friends. Her room has been a mess, and she has not washed dishes
News
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Defends Social Media’s Impact on Teen Mental Health
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO, defends “Instagram” as not being a social media tool that results in addiction. In the Los Angeles courtroom, the lawyers reaffirm that Meta is committed to Teen mental Health safety. Other than Meta platforms, Google’s YouTube
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Social Media’s Role in Redefining Personal and Societal Values
Social networking sites have a profound impact on society today, directly remodelling individual and societal value systems with the help of intricate psychological processes and continuous online exposure (van Dijck et al., 2018). The remodelling is undertaken at levels of personal
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The Hidden Cost of Status: How Social Media Drives Overspending and Anxiety
The relentless pursuit of image—luxury cars, designer labels, curated social media lives—often hides a cost of psychological and financial stress. So many forego savings and stability to show success, motivated by social comparison and the narrative that the wealthy are
Social
The Filtered Self: How Social Media Shapes Our Body Image and Mental Health
In the era of social media, our dressing table mirrors that once reflected our most authentic selves have been replaced with our phone camera lenses and an endless river of enhancing filters. Social media platforms that were once designed to