Topic > Social Media and Negative Relationships - 1173

For adolescents, family social media often negatively affects relationships because family time is reduced in favor of social media screen time (Johnson, Tanner, Lalla and Kawalski, 2010). This is especially important because close family ties have been shown to lead to increased self-esteem and academic performance. According to a study by Forest & Wood, social media sites are a perfect place for self-disclosure for those with low or high self-esteem, but that the manner of posting and interactions varies with self-esteem (2011). Individuals with high self-esteem tend to post highly positive posts, resulting in more positive feedback, while those with low self-esteem post highly negative disclosures, which results in the solicitation of unwanted responses or no responses at all. This resulting cycle is self-deprivation or self-actualization of negative behaviors and feelings. Teens often experience negative feelings when viewing posts and images on social networks. For example, studies reveal that individuals have difficulty healing after breakups due to exposure to images of their exes on social media (Clayton, Nagurney, & Smith,