Media influence

Question 1

Social connections + Mental health, name the positives + negatives

Answer 1

Positives: foster epathy, high self-esteem, development of trsuting relationships, increased participationn of societal activities
Negatives: feeling misunderstood, difficulty realting to others, seeing themselves as ‘outsiders’, higher levels of anxiety

Question 2

social connections + mental health, 3 types of sociel comparison

Answer 2

Upward: comparing ourselves to those we feel superior towards
Lateral: comparing ourselves to those we feel equal
Downward: comparing ourselves to those we feel inferior to

Question 3

How do these effect us?

Answer 3

Upward: can lead to inspire/ motivate us, can lead to feelings of inadquency
Lateral: support us to make accurate judgements of ourselves
Downard: improves our mood + evaluation of ourselves

Question 4

what is social connectedness?

Answer 4

the belief that we belong to a group + generally feel close to other people

Question 5

what is social comparison theory?

Answer 5

suggests that to gain an accurate understanding of who we are, we make decisions, evaluations and judgements about ourselves in relation to those around us

Question 6

how do social comparison theory and social media affect us?

Answer 6

while social networking does have a positive impact on social connections, prolonged exposure can lead to low self-esteem beccause of our tendency to mmake comparisons

Question 7

How does media create addictive behaviour?

Answer 7

inreased acess to smart devices and internet has resulted in new forms of addiction, namely gaming disorder and online gambling disorder