Social Medias Intake
on Bullying, Depression,
and Suicide
NATALIE SUMIAN
ESSENCE NORWOOD
LAURA TOBAR
KIMBERLY DIGHERO
Group Thesis
Social media has been shown to negatively
impact individuals leading to bullying,
depression, and suicide which ultimately show
that social media does not address these
serious issues in a sincere manner.
Bullying
Unwanted aggressive
behavior
Direct and Indirect Bullying
Four types of bullying
Verbal
Physical
Relational
Damage to Property
Indirect Bullying
Media subliminally
advocates bullying
Reality TV shows
Hells Kitchen
Love and Hip Hop
South Beach Tow
Social Media
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
Statistics
Cyber Bullying
Brandon Turley
Cyberbullied in sixth grade
on MySpace by being
called a fag.
"Technology isn't necessarily
creating a whole new class
of bullies."
Blame the Parents
Rebecca Sedwick
Committed suicide Sept. 9,
2013
Bullied by two girls
The mom of one of the girls
was charged with two
counts of child abuse and
four counts of child neglect.
Power Dynamics
Bullies are stronger psychologically and enjoy high
social standing among classmates.
The ones being bullied are seen as vulnerable and
experience the most peer relationship problems.
Counterargument
The person being bullied
can log out of their
account
Blame the parents
Regulations against
bullying is not reinforced
Social Medias Negative Effect
on People Leading to
Depression
During the past 5 years the number
of children and adolescents using
Facebook, Twitter, blogs, gaming
sites, and other social media
websites have increased drastically.
22% of teenagers log onto their
favorite social media site more than
10 times a day.
Exposed to inappropriate content,
lack of understanding online
privacy issues, outside influences,
and possibly even peer pressure.
Run the risk of online harassment,
cyber bullying, sexting, Facebook
depression, etc can ultimately
lead to depression.
Positive Effect (Counter
Argument)
Makes connecting with others easy
such as friends and family.
Builds friendships.
Allows us to share views, news, and
ideas with each other.
Allows us to share views, news, and
ideas with each other
Teens on Social Media Can
Feel Depressed
Scared of feeling left out
and missing out.
Constantly worrying
about their appearance
and what others
perceive of them.
The 100 Club
Studies show the more
you check your social
media account the
more depressed you
actually are.
Image On How Social
Media Perceives Us to Be
Field For Hope Campaign
Raises awareness for
depression research and
education.
Plants sunflowers to bring
awareness and hope to end
and support all those living with
depression
Sunflowers because they are
yellow and yellow is the color
of joy, happiness, and hope.
Successfully has spread to
spreading awareness in the
United States, Ghana,
Germany, Mexico, Australia,
and many more countries.
Its Okay Campaign
Is a blog, and is on both
Twitter and Facebook.
Main purpose is to end the
stigma of depression mainly
within adolescents and to
show people its ok to talk
about depression.
The Campaign has been
shortlisted for the Mark
Hanson Mind media award,
The Christine Jackson Young
Person Award and won the
TalkTalk young digital hero
award 2012.
Work Cited: Laura
"About Social Networks and Blogs." BBC News. BBC,
06 July 2013. Web. 28 Oct. 2014.
"Changing the Stigma around Teenage Depression."
Its Ok Campaign. May Gabriel, n.d. Web. 31 Oct.
2014.
"Field for Hope - IFred." IFred. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct.
2014.
Lenhart, Amanda, Kristen Purcell, Aaron Smith, and
Kathryn Zickuhr. "Social Media & Mobile Internet Use
among Teens and Young Adults. Millennials." Social
Media & Mobile Internet Use among Teens and
Young Adults. Millennials. N.p., 3 Feb. 2010. Web. 29
Oct. 2014.
Work Cited: Laura Cont.
O'Keeffe, Gwenn S., and Kathleen Clarke-Pearson.
"The Impact of Social Media on Children,
Adolescents, and Families." The Impact of Social
Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families. N.p.,
28 Mar. 2011. Web. 30 Oct. 2014.
Wallace, Kelly. "Teen 'like' and 'FOMO' Anxiety."
CNN. Cable News Network, 16 Oct. 2014. Web. 30
Oct. 2014.
Wolbe, Susie. "Tools to Bring Social Media Under
Control." The Huffington Post.
TheHuffingtonPost.com, n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2014.
Social Medias Intake on
Suicide: Older Generations
Very little efforts are made for
those suffering or
contemplating suicide
Most efforts are directed
toward the youth, however
people fail to realize the
older generations are just as
effected.
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.com/
Who is falling through the
cracks?
Social Media & Celebrities
Celebrities committing
suicide
Attention given to celebrities
Raise awareness
Double standard
Celebrities such as Tony
Scott, LWren Scott, Robin
Williams
SUICIDE IS A PERMANENT SOLUTION
TO A TEMPORARY PROBLEM.
ROBIN WILLIAMS
http://youtu.be/gzR-xCHYN2I
Who is Falling Through the
Crack?
"When the public thinks about
suicide, they tend to see it as
something that typically affects
adolescents and people in later
life. But alarmingly, more middleaged Americans are dying by
suicide," Robert Gebbia said.
Boomer Generations higher than
any other group
Among these 60% of boomer
men are most likely to commit
suicide (American Foundation for
Suicide Prevention)
U.S. Center for Disease Control &
Prevention says suicide in people
aged 45-64 rose
Social Media & the Youth Role
Makes fun of older generations
Picks at their health, age, lack of technological
abilities etc.
Creates an isolation between generations
Ignores the health needs of older generation
which may lead to depression and suicide
Memes of Youth Roles on
Older Generations
Work Cited
"Economy, Social Isolation May Be Driving Up Suicide Rates
In Boomer Men." WVPE. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Nov. 2014.
<http://wvpe.org/post/economy-social-isolation-may-bedriving-suicide-rates-boomer-men>.
N.p., n.d. Web.
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Fhealth%2Fsuicide-rate-rises-sharply-in-us.html%3F_r%3D0>.
"Robin Williamss Death Shows the Power of Depression and
the Impulsiveness of Suicide." Washington Post. The
Washington Post, n.d. Web. 06 Nov. 2014.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-yourhealth/wp/2014/08/12/robin-williamss-death-shows-thepower-of-depression-and-the-impulsiveness-of-suicide/>.
Work Cited Cont.
"Search." American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Nov. 2014.
<http://www.afsp.org/content/search?SearchText=boo
mer+generation>.
"Summit Medical Group - Celebrity Suicide Raises
Awareness About Depression." Summit Medical Group Celebrity Suicide Raises Awareness About Depression.
N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Nov. 2014.
<http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/article/Celebri
ty-Suicide-Raises-Depression-Awareness/>.
Fu, Kingwa, and Paul S F Yip. "Abstract." National
Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National
Library of Medicine, 26 Nov. 0005. Web. 08 Nov. 2014.
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC24657
33/>.
Social Medias Effect on
Mental Health Leading to
Suicide : Younger Generations
Ways in which social media
can have an effect:
Cyber bullying
Cyber harassment
Cyber stalking
Internet suicide pacts
Too many ways of
communicating can lead
to young adults with similar
feelings of suicide to meet,
leading to a higher suicide
rate.
Dunlops Study: Article
He did a recent study
examining the contagion
effects on suicidal behavior
via Internet/social media.
Total study: 719 people
79% said exposed through:
Family, Friends, &
Newspapers
59% said:
Internet sources
Extreme Communities
Steven Stacks Study:
Article
55 studies that were
nonfictional determined
that there was a 35.8 %
increase in suicides after
social media portrays it
Young adults having
suicidal thoughts saw
celebritys committing
suicide on television and
that caused them to
imitate their actions
Social medias image on
suicide kills ones mental
health.
Audrie Pott: CBS News
She was 15 years old and
took her life because of
leaked photos 3 boys
posted all over social
networks.
Why did the boys post it
online?
It Gets Better Campaign
The campaign was
started after a gay
teenager committed
suicide.
They wanted to show
that those feeling
vulnerable that life is
worth sticking around for.
Dont let social media
control your mental well
being Dan Savage
SAVE: (Suicide Awareness
Voices of Education)
This organization launched a
new teen suicide prevention
campaign.
The campaigns purpose is to
remind teens that there are
positive ways to get through
it.
Discourage social medias
negative impact on teens.
They decided to spread their
campaign through social
media, the right way.
Work Cited: Natalie
Lee, JeSuk, Weon-Young Lee, Jang-Sun Hwang, and
Steven John Stack. "To What Extent Does the
Reporting Behavior of the Media Regarding a
Celebrity Suicide Influence Subsequent Suicides in
South Korea?." Suicide & Life-threatening Behavior,
44.4 (2014): 457-472.
Am J Public Health. 2012 May; 102(Suppl 2): S195
S200. Published online 2012 May
http://www.mtv.com/news/1649114/dan-savageexplains-why-he-started-it-gets-better-project/
http://www.itgetsbetter.org/
Work Cited Cont.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/calif-teens-suicideis-the-latest-in-a-disturbing-trend/
https://www.save.org/index.cfm?&r=1&CFID=15196
485&CFTOKEN=fceb64a0711809b0-E6213F8F-C29E8C0B-07798C2EB9469E00
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