Why Teens Don’t Need Social Media 85% of teens 13 to 17 have a cell phone. Of that, 91% of that have access to social media. Social media has a negative impact on middle school students because social media causes middle school student to get anxiety/depression, reflects growing narcissism and loses personal experience. Social media has a negative impact on middle school students because it causes anxiety/depression. One reason why is cyber-bullying can make someone feel bad, making their self esteem go down. Cyber-bullying might make someone feel worthless because there really isn't a face to that person. According to an article called It’s not you, It's me: The Science Behind the Selfie published by Greatest, “Social media causes teens to use likes as a self worth.” If a person doesn't get enough likes or validation, it can cause them to get depression. In addition, selfies give the illusion that everyone else has a perfect life, while the viewer's life is below average. It gives that illusion by the picture taken looks like the taker has tons of friends and a lot of money. Social media causes middle school students to get anxiety/depression. …show more content…
One reason why is teens will see selfies people post making teens jealous that they don't look ‘perfect’. The selfies that they see can make them believe “I need to look a certain way to look perfect”. According to It’s Not You, It’s Me: The Science Behind Selfies, Selfies will have negative implications like not appealing to potential employers. If it doesn't appeal to potential employers, that person could not be hired. In addition from the same article, turns people more and more dependant on external rewards. Because of these reasons, social media has a negative impact on middle school students by reflecting growing