For my research project I chose a topic related to social media. Social media has always been an interest of mine and I have always been interested in how people get so caught up with the craze and how they have let it affect them. Since I have never been so attached to social media I thought it would benefit me in being able to experience how some people have been affected. At first I chose “the effects of social media on teenagers / young adults” however once researching I found that my topic was too broad and that I had to refine it. I then chose to research “how does cyber bullying on social media affect teenagers/ young adults”. I found that this research question was more reasonable because it was well worded and more refined but wasn’t to closed so that I was still able to conduct a reasonable amount of research. My outcome was in the form of a report and an A5 sized flyer/poster explaining what cyber bullying is, what forms it comes in and where people can go for help. (185 words)
Evaluation
To begin refining and reducing what was originally a broad topic and to gain a greater understanding of my cyber bullying on social media and its link to suicide, depression and self- harm, I conducted extensive research of
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I found this to be another difficulty I faced and it again was very difficult to find willing interviewees because of my topic being very personal and a sensitive area to talk about. I did find that most of the people that I asked felt uncomfortable in telling me their feelings. This relates to teenagers wanting to remain anonymous, by being interviewed meant they would have to tell someone how they really felt and that would be going against why they were using the anonymous social media websites to express their