Social Media and the Mental Health of Teenagers: An Insight

Abstract

Many inventions like light, wheel, printing, sound etc. has been the base of human evolution since ages, but one innovation, which has really brought revolution in the recent times, is internet. Internet itself is a harmless tool but the latest phenomenon which are the social networking sites, have driven the mental health of the masses in a different way, especially of teenagers. The present paper talks about the affects of over use of social networking sites on the mental health of teenagers and offers some solutions to this problem. It is highlighted here that how the social networking sites are doing harm to the teenagers and how some measures at the school and family level can control this situation.