Does excessive social media use actually harm the self-esteem of young people?

Johansen, Stine Liv (2018) Does excessive social media use actually harm the self-esteem of young people? Parenting for a Digital Future (19 Sep 2018). Website.

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Abstract

A Swedish survey has claimed that social media use negatively affects the self esteem of young people. But such studies must take into account the complex intertwining of online and offline worlds, and recognise that a sharp distinction between life, relationships, and communication online and offline is no longer meaningful. Stine Liv Johansen is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Children’s Literature and Media at Aarhus University. She studies children’s media use in different contexts, most recently practices related to children’s use of YouTube. She is a member of the Danish Media Council for Children and Youth.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/201...
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Author
Divisions:	Media and Communications
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications T Technology > T Technology (General)
Date Deposited:	15 Jan 2019 16:46
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 17:59
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/91816

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