Stress

The Dark Side of Social Media

Jasmina Kasimova

Sheldon, Pavica. Rauschnabel, Philipp. James M. Honeycutt. “The Dark Side of Social Media” Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier. 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AS, United Kingdom 525 B Street, Suite 1650, San Diego, CA 92101, United States. 50 Hampshire Street, sth Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States. The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, United Kingdom. 2019.

        In the book, Dr. Pavica Sheldon received her Ph.D. in Communication Studies from Louisiana State University, and currently serves as Chair and Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of South Alabama. Philipp Rauschnabel a professor of digital marketing and media innovation at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich. With my team, I develop scientifically sound practical and socially relevant answers around new reality formats: Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Metaverse. James M. Honeycutt is an American academic who is currently a lecturer on the faculty of Organizational Behavior, Coaching, and Consulting at the UT-Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management. A Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at Louisiana State University. Sheldon, Philipp, and James wrote the book about the dark side of personal use of social media. They talk about different topics including social media and mental and physical health, narcissism as a predictor of self presentation, cyberbullying, bullying, negative social comparisons on social network sites, sex differences, etc. The book in depth examines how social media can negatively affect our lives. In the book it states, “Bevan, Gomez, and Sparks’ (2014) survey of adult Facebook users aged 18-70 revealed that the more time spent on and the more social network memberships, the higher stress and the lower quality of life.” Bevan’s and Sparks’ survey concluded that the more time 18-70 year olds spend time on social media the more anxiety and stress they have. It also states, “In Campisi et al. (2012) study comprising mostly female (88%) US undergraduates, nearly half participants reported delaying responses to Facebook friend requests due to anxiety about the request.” Another experiment about social media and anxiety showed that facebook friend requests cause 88% of US college females anxiety because they’re scared of rejection and waiting for a follow back. Social media puts out unrealistic standards for its users, making people feel insecure, anxious and causing mental problems.

The Impact of Stress on Students in Secondary School and Higher Education by Michaela Pascoe

Hena Ahmed

Pascoe, Michaela C. “The Impact of Stress on Students in Secondary School and Higher Education.” The Impact of Stress on Students in Secondary School and Higher Education. 

Michaela Pascoe who is a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Health and Sport at Victoria University. Her research expertise is in mental health, mindfulness, physical activity, stress, and science communication. She explains the factors that lead to academic stress; however, she also discusses how a student can lead to academic performance. She creates an interesting review of studies that were published between 2008 and 2018. The study showed that earlier stimulus, time management skills are important to know about to have good academic performance. This information is very useful because many universities and educators can use this information to develop techniques that will hopefully improve a students’ academic performance. Finally, this information can also be used to find out if students are at a risk of academic failure and poor mental/physical health. 

  1. “Academic-related stress can reduce academic achievement, decrease motivation, and increase the risk of school dropout”
  2.  “School dropout is associated with a lifelong reduction in earning capacity and secure employment”.