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    This annotated bibliography provides summaries of 5 sources that discuss the effects of social media exposure on teen health. The sources note that increased social media use is linked to sedentary lifestyles, obesity, increased risk of addiction, and negative impacts on mental health and grades. They also discuss how social media exposes teens to explicit sexual content and ads for alcohol at early ages. Additionally, the sources address how teens use social media to curate their public image and seek fame, sometimes to an unhealthy degree by obsessively monitoring engagement with their posts.

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    This annotated bibliography provides summaries of 5 sources that discuss the effects of social media exposure on teen health. The sources note that increased social media use is linked to sedentary lifestyles, obesity, increased risk of addiction, and negative impacts on mental health and grades. They also discuss how social media exposes teens to explicit sexual content and ads for alcohol at early ages. Additionally, the sources address how teens use social media to curate their public image and seek fame, sometimes to an unhealthy degree by obsessively monitoring engagement with their posts.

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    This annotated bibliography provides summaries of 5 sources that discuss the effects of social media exposure on teen health. The sources note that increased social media use is linked to sedentary lifestyles, obesity, increased risk of addiction, and negative impacts on mental health and grades. They also discuss how social media exposes teens to explicit sexual content and ads for alcohol at early ages. Additionally, the sources address how teens use social media to curate their public image and seek fame, sometimes to an unhealthy degree by obsessively monitoring engagement with their posts.

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    This annotated bibliography provides summaries of 5 sources that discuss the effects of social media exposure on teen health. The sources note that increased social media use is linked to sedentary lifestyles, obesity, increased risk of addiction, and negative impacts on mental health and grades. They also discuss how social media exposes teens to explicit sexual content and ads for alcohol at early ages. Additionally, the sources address how teens use social media to curate their public image and seek fame, sometimes to an unhealthy degree by obsessively monitoring engagement with their posts.

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    Jake Gooden

    Professor Padgett
    English 1102
    24 February 2014
    Annotated Bibliography
    Inquiry: o! does the a"ount e#posure to so$ial "edia affe$t the o%erall health of teens&
    Proposed Thesis: 'As e#posure is in$reased( the physi$al and "ental affe$ts on teens !ill
    $ontinue to be "ore detri"ental)
    Agar!al( *+( , -hanasekaran( .+ /2012( April0+ 1edia and 2hildren+ Journal of Indian
    Association for Child & Adolescent Mental Health+ pp+ 20324+
    Agar!al states throughout the arti$le that a"ount of ti"e that $hildren spend on
    so$ial "edia is taking 4uite on the toll on their o%erall health+ As stated in the
    arti$le( '5. $hildren 6 to 16 spend on a%erage 7 hours and 86 "inutes on so$ial
    entertain"ent per day+) For "yself( that is sho$king and pro%ides in depth on !hy
    the health issues in the 5nited .tates are as bad as they are+ .o$ial "edia
    pro"otes sedentary lifestyle a"ongst our youth be$ause the ti"e that our $hildren
    !ould nor"ally be playing outside+ 9 felt that the arti$le !as %ery $redible be$ause
    it tou$hed on the other side of the argu"ent by stating ho! so$ial "edia
    $ontributed to o%erall intelle$tual !ellness by ha%ing 4ui$k a$$ess to e%ents
    around the !orld+ :he author also dire$tly states '.tudies ha%e reported a strong
    $ausal link bet!een tele%ision %ie!ing( so$ial "edia use and %ideo ga"es all
    $ontributing to the risk of de%eloping obesity+) ;ith $hildren not ha%ing
    de%eloped the dis$ipline to stay a!ay fro" these distra$tions( they $ould end up
    de%eloping a serious addi$tion and ne%er be able to es$ape fro" this type of
    lifestyle+ :his also relates to the "ental health of $hildren( these distra$tions $an
    really affe$t their grades and dri%e for edu$ation+ 9n addition to "ental( the arti$le
    notes the $orrelation bet!een aggressi%eness a"ongst $hildren !ith !hat they
    !at$h or read on the internet+ :he "ore graphi$al it is( the "ore aggressi%e the
    $hild tends to be+
    Agar!al( *+( , -hanasekaran( .+ /20120+ ar"ful Effe$ts of 1edia on 2hildren and
    Adoles$ents+ Journal Of Indian Association For Child & Adolescent Mental Health( 8/20( 863
    4<+
    :his arti$le depi$ts %arious negati%e health affe$ts that so$ial "edia has on today=s
    $hildren+ :he arti$le pri"arily notes ho! $hildren tend to see on "edia and
    tele%ision and ho! they are not able to separate it fro" the real !orld+ 9n turn( this
    "akes the" think that %iolen$e and fighting is a $redible !ay to sol%e their
    proble"s+ .o$ial "edia also has a !ide %ariety of al$ohol $onsu"ption ads that
    are easily assessable to $hildren and often en$ourage the" to try it far "ore early
    than a $hild that does ha%e that ad%ertising e#posure+ :o ba$k this $lai" up( the
    arti$le spe$ifi$ally states that these ads depi$t 'ro"an$e( so$iability( and
    rela#ation+) 9n addition( %ery e#pli$it se# ads are easily found all throughout the
    !eb> it !ould literally take a parent "onitoring e%ery keystroke to pre%ent their
    $hild fro" finding at least one ad on the !eb+ :hese ads en$ourage se#ual
    beha%ior in our youth far "ore than they are ready !hi$h often leads to in$reased
    pregnan$y and se#ually trans"itted diseases+ As stated in the arti$le( '%ery little
    infor"ation about the risks asso$iated !ith early se#ual initiation) "eaning
    although these ads en$ourage it( the youth are unable to fully understands the risks
    asso$iated !ith se#+
    ?eep your teen safe fro" so$ial "edia+ /20180+ Prevention India( 11
    :his arti$le depi$ted on ho! teens use so$ial "edia to better portray their so$ial
    i"age+ :he arti$le states that ';e li%e in a !orld !here our sense of self is linked
    to the nu"ber of =likes=( =friends= and =follo!ers= !e ha%e+) and the $hildren of
    today are taking it to the ne#t le%el+ :eens are going to !hate%er e#tre"e possible
    to be able to get another like on the pi$tures that they post and the rush that they
    get fro" ea$h like is be$o"ing a serious addi$tion+ :he addi$tion $an get to a
    point !here teens are on their phones all night posting and $hatting until "orning
    !here they are for$ed to sleep during the day at s$hool+ :eens are also portraying
    the"sel%es falsely( be$ause pri"arily e%ery pi$ture they post is edited and photo3
    shopped to "ake the"sel%es see" "ore attra$ti%e and gi%e the" false $onfiden$e+
    .haron( J+( @.haronJayson( , 5.A( :+ /n+d0+ .o$ial "edia setting the stage for kids !ho !ant to
    ++ USA Today
    :his arti$le notes ho! teens today are e#$essi%ely using so$ial "edia in order to
    seek fa"e+ :he fa"e $ould "ean Aust popularity a"ongst their peers or to be the
    ne#t national superstar that is dis$o%ered through "edia+ As stated( resear$hed
    indi$ates that teens !anting fa"e post and staggering higher rate than so"eone
    !ho does not !ant fa"e+ :hese teens also able to tailor their publi$ i"age
    ho!e%er the please be$ause they are able to $ontrol e#a$tly !hat they !ant to say
    $o"pared not being able to in a s$hool setting+ 9f teens are not re$ei%ing the
    attention they !ant( it $ould be detri"ental to their o%erall health due addi$tion(
    distra$tion and hu"iliation it $an $ause+
    Bayliss( .+ /20180+ Pe!: :een .o$ial 1edia 5se Bising+ i!rary Journal( "#8/110( 26
    :his arti$le states on ho! teens are posting "ore and "ore personal infor"ation
    on so$ial "edia+ E%ery $ategory of personal infor"ation ranging fro" ho"eto!n
    to $ell phone nu"ber sa! an in$rease in the a"ount of ti"es they !ere posted on
    so$ial "edia+ :eens still feel prote$ted fro" any sort of identity theft be$ause
    their profiles are set to pri%ate !hi$h "eans only their friends !ill be able to
    a$$ess it+ :his report also states that teens are often lying about their age in order
    to get a$$ess to e#pli$it se#ual sites !ithout kno!ing the potential $onse4uen$es+
    ;hen these teens a$$ess to these types of sites they lea%e the"sel%es open to
    stalking( se#ual assault( and rape+ 9 feel that teens are %ery "isinfor"ed about ho!
    "u$h so"eone $an do !ith %ery little infor"ation and potential $onse4uen$es that
    e#posing the"sel%es to others o%er so$ial "edia $an ha%e on their li%es+

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