Teens Stress and Pressure: Social Media Anxiety

Teens Stress and Pressure

Social Media Anxiety

• Definition: Feeling anxious or overwhelmed due to social media use, leading to negative emotions and stress.
• Causes:
  • Fear of missing out (FOMO) on social events or experiences
  • Comparison to others' seemingly perfect lives
  • Pressure to present a perfect online image
  • Cyberbullying or online harassment
• Effects:
  • Decreased self-esteem and confidence
  • Increased anxiety and depression
  • Sleep disturbances and fatigue
  • Decreased face-to-face social skills

Peer Pressure

• Definition: Feeling forced or influenced to behave in a certain way to fit in with a group or to gain acceptance from others.
• Types:
  • Positive: Encouraging positive behaviors, such as trying new activities or joining clubs
  • Negative: Pressuring to engage in risky or harmful behaviors, such as substance abuse or dangerous stunts
• Causes:
  • Desire to fit in and belong
  • Fear of rejection or social isolation
  • Lack of self-confidence and assertiveness
• Effects:
  • Engagement in risky behaviors
  • Decreased self-esteem and confidence
  • Increased stress and anxiety
  • Negative impact on mental and physical health

Teens Stress and Pressure

Social Media Anxiety

• Social media anxiety is feeling anxious or overwhelmed due to social media use, leading to negative emotions and stress.
• Fear of missing out (FOMO) on social events or experiences contributes to social media anxiety.
• Comparing oneself to others' seemingly perfect lives on social media is a cause of social media anxiety.
• Pressure to present a perfect online image is a cause of social media anxiety.
• Cyberbullying or online harassment is a cause of social media anxiety.
• Social media anxiety can lead to decreased self-esteem and confidence.
• Social media anxiety can lead to increased anxiety and depression.
• Social media anxiety can lead to sleep disturbances and fatigue.
• Social media anxiety can lead to decreased face-to-face social skills.

Peer Pressure

• Peer pressure is feeling forced or influenced to behave in a certain way to fit in with a group or to gain acceptance from others.
• Positive peer pressure encourages positive behaviors, such as trying new activities or joining clubs.
• Negative peer pressure involves pressuring to engage in risky or harmful behaviors, such as substance abuse or dangerous stunts.
• The desire to fit in and belong contributes to peer pressure.
• Fear of rejection or social isolation contributes to peer pressure.
• Lack of self-confidence and assertiveness contributes to peer pressure.
• Peer pressure can lead to engagement in risky behaviors.
• Peer pressure can lead to decreased self-esteem and confidence.
• Peer pressure can lead to increased stress and anxiety.
• Peer pressure can have a negative impact on mental and physical health.

Explore how social media use can lead to anxiety, lowered self-esteem, and depression in teenagers. Identify the causes and effects of social media anxiety, including FOMO, comparison to others, and cyberbullying.