Social Networking Sites (SNS):Psychological Consequences and Impacts on mental Well-Being of Youth

There are so many social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, Whats App, Imo and so on. It is becoming more and more obvious how the pressures of social media disproportionately affect teenager especially teenage girls. We can see it all around us. Academics and Psychology researchers have also become interested in this topic as many studies exploring the effects of social media services have been conducted in recent years. The purpose of these studies is to determine the effects of social media on how we communicate with each other, as well as the effects these networks have on our psyches. Predictably, there are positive and negative sides to the effects social media has on us. In the present investigation we have reviewed the related studies and on the bases of findings it is concluded that teenagers who engage with social media during the night could be damaging their sleep and increasing their risk of anxiety and depression. On the other side it is suggested that Facebook in particular provides opportunities for increased social capital, social interaction with others, and identity development.