Indian Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Studies (IJMRS)

Digital Dependency in Youth: Social Media’s Role in Shaping Mental Health and Behaviour

The last few years saw the social media become a key component of the life of adolescents, distinctly defining their way of communication, means of expressing themselves, access to entertainment and information. Well-established social media like Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook are becoming increasingly popular as the means of maintaining social ties as well as performing their self-presentation and appealing to broader audiences. Such platforms present an avenue where the teens are able to post their ideas, pictures, and videos as well as consuming contents posted by others. Nevertheless, although the injection of social media into the daily routine and the scope of creative expression and the world at large, there bring up severe issues concerning the overall implications of the concept on the well-being of adolescent populations.