{"title":"The Psychological Impact of Social Media on Gen Z","authors":"Shangda Hu","doi":"10.61173/4aqek196","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In the era of rapid development of science and technology, the popularity of social media and online communities has shaped the experiences and perspectives of Generation Z (Gen Z) - those born between the mid-90s and early 2010s. In recent years, more and more individuals and media have begun to pay attention to the impact of social media on people. This paper, which takes Generation Z as the research object article, will focus on the psychological impact of social media on Gen Z. Generation Z, unlike any previous generation, has a unique growing environment --- a digital environment. Starting from this perspective, the paper will analyze why human beings are faced with unprecedentedly complex psychological problems according to existing literature, with the purpose of in-depth research on the psychological impact of social media and online communities on Generation Z. this paper concludes that social media will greatly affect people’s psychological state, which has good and bad effects on current people. While social media platforms offer avenues for connection and self-expression, they also present various new challenges. Promoting the mental health of young people in a digital environment is crucial by balancing the positive aspects of social media with being aware of its potential negative effects.","PeriodicalId":373664,"journal":{"name":"Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication Studies","volume":"97 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication Studies","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.61173/4aqek196","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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In the era of rapid development of science and technology, the popularity of social media and online communities has shaped the experiences and perspectives of Generation Z (Gen Z) - those born between the mid-90s and early 2010s. In recent years, more and more individuals and media have begun to pay attention to the impact of social media on people. This paper, which takes Generation Z as the research object article, will focus on the psychological impact of social media on Gen Z. Generation Z, unlike any previous generation, has a unique growing environment --- a digital environment. Starting from this perspective, the paper will analyze why human beings are faced with unprecedentedly complex psychological problems according to existing literature, with the purpose of in-depth research on the psychological impact of social media and online communities on Generation Z. this paper concludes that social media will greatly affect people’s psychological state, which has good and bad effects on current people. While social media platforms offer avenues for connection and self-expression, they also present various new challenges. Promoting the mental health of young people in a digital environment is crucial by balancing the positive aspects of social media with being aware of its potential negative effects.
在科学技术飞速发展的时代,社交媒体和网络社区的普及塑造了 Z 世代(Gen Z)--上世纪 90 年代中期至 2010 年代初出生的一代人--的经历和观点。近年来,越来越多的个人和媒体开始关注社交媒体对人们的影响。本文以 Z 世代为研究对象,重点探讨社交媒体对 Z 世代的心理影响。Z 世代不同于以往任何一代人,有着独特的成长环境--数字环境。从这个角度出发,本文将根据现有文献,分析人类为什么会面临空前复杂的心理问题,目的是深入研究社交媒体和网络社区对 Z 世代的心理影响。本文的结论是,社交媒体会极大地影响人们的心理状态,对当代人有好的影响,也有坏的影响。社交媒体平台在提供联系和自我表达途径的同时,也带来了各种新的挑战。在数字环境中促进年轻人的心理健康至关重要,既要平衡社交媒体的积极方面,也要意识到其潜在的负面影响。