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Social media allows people to communicate with other people using social media, no matter the distance between them. [4] Some adolescents with social and emotional issues feel more included with social media and online activities. [5] Social media can give people a sense of belonging which can lead to an increase in identity development.
Social media allows for mass cultural exchange and intercultural communication, despite different ways of communicating in various cultures. [225] Social media has affected the way youth communicate, by introducing new forms of language. [226] Novel acronyms save time, as illustrated by "LOL", which is the ubiquitous shortcut for "laugh out loud".
Social media can provide students with resources that they can utilize in essays, projects, and presentations. Students can easily access comments made by teachers and peers and offer feedback to teachers. [19] Social media can offer students the opportunity to collaborate by sharing information without requiring face to face meetings. [20]
Recent research has shown that in the new social media communication environment, the civil or uncivil nature of comments will bias people's information processing even if the message is from a trustworthy source, [51] which bring the practical and ethical question about the responsibility of communicator in the social media environment.
Experts from many different fields have conducted research and held debates about how using social media affects mental health.Research suggests that mental health issues arising from social media use affect women more than men and vary according to the particular social media platform used, although it does affect every age and gender demographic in different ways.
A mediated model research study was done to see the effects of social media use on psychological well-being both in positive and negative ways. Although social media has a stigma of negative influence, this study looks into the positive as well. The positive influence of social media resulted in the feeling of connectedness and relevance with ...
Site members may follow a research interest, in addition to following other individual members. [10] It has a blogging feature for users to write short reviews on peer-reviewed articles. [ 10 ] ResearchGate indexes self-published information on user profiles to suggest members to connect with others who have similar interests. [ 3 ]
With so many "gates" or outlets, news spreads without the aid of legacy media networks. In fact, users on social media can act as a check to the media, calling attention to bias or inaccurate facts. There is also a symbiotic relationship between social media users and the press: younger journalists use social media to track trending topics. [56]