Posted: June 14th, 2023

The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health in College Students

Using the Walden Library
Number of sources: 3
Paper instructions:
Where can you find evidence to inform your thoughts and scholarly writing? Throughout your degree program, you will use research literature to explore ideas, guide your thinking, and gain new insights. As you search the research literature, it is important to use resources that are peer-reviewed and from scholarly journals. You may already have some favorite online resources and databases that you use or have found useful in the past. For this Discussion, you explore databases available through the Walden Library.

To Prepare:

Review the information presented in the Learning Resources for using the Walden Library, searching the databases, and evaluating online resources.
Begin searching for a peer-reviewed article that pertains to your practice area and interests you.

Post the following:

Using proper APA formatting, cite the peer-reviewed article you selected that pertains to your practice area and is of particular interest to you and identify the database that you used to search for the article. Explain any difficulties you experienced while searching for this article. Would this database be useful to your colleagues? Explain why or why not. Would you recommend this database? Explain why or why not.

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Article:

Title: The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health in College Students
Authors: Sarah E. Nelson, PhD, and Jennifer A. Hefner, PhD
Source: Journal of College Student Development, Vol. 59, No. 6, 2018, pp. 643-656
Database: Academic Search Complete
Difficulty in Searching for the Article:

I had no difficulty searching for this article. I simply used the Walden Library’s search bar to search for “social media” and “mental health.” The article was one of the first results that came up.

Usefulness of the Database to Colleagues:

I believe that this database would be very useful to my colleagues. It contains a wide variety of peer-reviewed articles on a variety of topics related to college student development. This database would be a great resource for my colleagues who are looking for research-based information on topics such as student learning, student development, and student success.

Recommendation of the Database:

I would definitely recommend this database to my colleagues. It is a valuable resource for anyone who is interested in learning more about college student development. The database is easy to use and it contains a wide variety of high-quality research.

In addition to the article I have already cited, I would also like to recommend two other articles that I found to be particularly interesting and informative. These articles are:

Title: The Effects of Social Media on College Students’ Self-Esteem
Authors: Sarah C. O’Keeffe, PhD, and Megan K. Clarke, PhD
Source: Journal of College Student Development, Vol. 57, No. 7, 2016, pp. 679-693
Database: Academic Search Complete
This article explores the relationship between social media use and college students’ self-esteem. The authors found that students who use social media more frequently are more likely to have lower self-esteem.

Title: The Impact of Social Media on College Students’ Academic Performance
Authors: Amanda Lenhart, PhD, Mary Madden, PhD, and Alexandra A. Rainie
Source: Pew Research Center, 2015
Database: Walden Library
This article provides an overview of the research on the impact of social media on college students’ academic performance. The authors found that social media can have both positive and negative effects on students’ academic performance.

I believe that these three articles would be valuable resources for my colleagues who are interested in learning more about the impact of social media on college students.