Positive Impacts

Social media can have a positive impact on adolescents in many ways. Here are some examples of how social media can benefit their lives:

• Ensures fast communication that allows adolescents to make connections all over the world.

• Allows teenagers to find groups of their peers that share their interests and values. This allows them to build an online community with people they feel they can relate to and belong with.

• Allows teenagers to build relationships or continue relationships with people they do not see every day.

Social media can foster an environment of inclusion for individuals seeking a community ~pediatric nurse Maggie R. Guinta

Mental health experts say that social media...

• promotes collaboration and tolerance.

• can improve leadership qualities because it allows adolescents to plan and organize activities that can promote social change.

• encourages creativity and self-expression while fostering a sense of belonging.

• builds communities of people who share similar interests and activities.

• can increase self-esteem with features such as likes and motivating comments on a picture.