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article on the impact of media on teenager

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The media is a huge part in everyone's lives and they have a great influence on the actions we partake in on a daily basis. Though adults don't usually fall into the pressure of the media, young children and teenagers are highly sustainable to what the media is telling them to do and what's 'cool'. A major action glorified by the media is smoking and it pressures minors to take up the horrible habit as an attempt to be happy or some how be like their favorite celebrity. Media and holly wood especially have both contributed to an era of people smoking and are a direct cause for the increase of youth smoking today.
Before the health risks were discovered, in the 1960's, the glamorization of smoking by hollywood began and as a result, by 1965 50% of men and 33% of women smoking cigarettes. Popular tv shows and commercials broad casted actors smoking and enjoying themselves, becoming happier which the audience viewing it saw as something they could do and enjoy too. Actors and actresses were endorsed by tobacco companies to be shown using their products which is what caused a spike in tobacco use in movies ad and tv shows during this time to spike. The most famous and influential actors were chosen to appear on commercials as away to increase the sale of tobacco use for that certain company.
Media influence on teenagers can be deliberate – for example, advertising is often directed at children and teenagers. This means that children and teenagers are increasingly conscious of brands and images. You’re not alone if your child has pestered you to buy the next ‘in’ thing

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The Effect of Social Media on Teenagers

Does social media make teens more anxious and depressed? This has become one of the more controversial questions regarding teen use of technology, with studies showing varied results.

Many experts believe that the constant overstimulation of social networking shifts the nervous system into fight-or-flight mode. As a result, this makes disorders such as ADHD, teen depression, oppositional defiant disorder, and teen anxiety worse.

This is borne out by a large body of research linking teenagers’ use of social media with increased teen depression. These studies show that the frequency of a teen’s use of social media has a clear correlation to their mental health. For example, in a 2018 study, 14- to 17-year-olds who used social media seven hours per day were more than twice as likely to have been diagnosed with depression, treated by a mental health professional, or taken medication for a psychological or behavioral issue during the last year. This was compared to those who used screens only about an hour a day.