What I believe is the Most Significant Factor Influencing Adolescent Development Adolescent development is a complex time in life. Relationships, social media, physical appearance, personal interests and abilities, hobbies and extracurricular activities, and socioeconomic status all pose a significant influencing impact on adolescents. For this discussion, I chose social media has the most significant factor influencing adolescent development. There are so many factors that intertwine with social media, ranging. Not a week goes by where we do not hear about bullying, real time suicides, etc. effecting our adolescents. Social media plays a major role in adolescent development. Culture, Social Media, and Adolescent Development When dealing with social media and influence on adolescents, cultural factors cannot be ignored. Culture is a major factor in adolescent development. Media exposure was higher in Black, Hispanic, and Asian groups (by approximately 4 hours per day) compared to Whites and among boys (by approximately one hour per day (Center on Media and Human Development, 2011). These statiscs are from 2011. It would be interesting to know what the statistics reveal in 2016 regarding social …show more content…
However social media and includes the same issues, but on a global scale, in a shorter amount of time, and with deva sting consequence to the adolescents. Social media can serve as a tool in linking the destructive behaviors to others. The Negative and Positive Side of Social Media Adolescents are confronted with mass social media outlets daily. Social medical comprises of movies, advertising, entertain sites, violence, games, gossip sites, sites such as Face Book, Instagram, and Twitter. There is a positive side to social media and adolescence that involves culture. Because of the global impact of social media has, it can be beneficial for adolescents by helping to develop cultural and diversity