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Raising Middle School Students' Awareness Of Relationship Risks Associated With Technology, Reda Gerges
Raising Middle School Students' Awareness Of Relationship Risks Associated With Technology, Reda Gerges
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Increasing middle school students' awareness of relationship risks associated with electronic technology is the main focus of this capstone project. With the prevalence of technology in teenagers' lives, many may not fully grasp the potential dangers of digital communication with friends and romantic partners. Although there are many advantages to using smartphones, tablets, and other technologies, there may also be drawbacks. Physical health concerns, eye strain Digital eye fatigue, eye strain, and pain can result from prolonged screen use. Overuse of tablets and smartphones can lead to bad posture, which can cause back and neck pain. Sleep disturbances by inhibiting …
How Does Food Related Content On Social Media Affect The Ability For People To Be Creative With Regards To Food Habits And Choices?, Samuel Jubb
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Social media is very present in most people's contemporary daily experience with food content on these apps, mainly Instagram and TikTok, being a large part of this content. Social media provides users with a lot of information about many different things they may be interested in. However, the very aspects that make social media a positive tool in people's lives also prove to be negative. Through an introduction of Immanuel Kant's idea of imagination, social media is analyzed in regard to its ability to promote creativity in regard to food habits and choices. Food habits and choices are often a …
Mental Health Awareness In Adolescents And The Impact Of Social Media, Vanessa Clark
Mental Health Awareness In Adolescents And The Impact Of Social Media, Vanessa Clark
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This capstone project focuses on informing parents of the effects of social media on adolescents’ mental health. Adolescents are frequent users of social media as they are more likely to explore online content and be unaware of the potential dangers that can pose a threat to their mental health (Rapee et al. 2019). Due to social media being difficult to monitor at all times, along with advances in technology through school curriculums, we want to acknowledge its presence and usage. Social media allows the opportunity to connect with others digitally but there needs to be awareness of the potentially harmful …
Language Influences Younger Generations: Social Media Affects Students In More Ways Than One, Charlie Torrecillas
Language Influences Younger Generations: Social Media Affects Students In More Ways Than One, Charlie Torrecillas
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Social Media has many positive effects but can also have many negative effects. Social Media is targeted more towards a younger audience. With social media being targeted to a younger audience, this can also affect their language and communication skills as well as their mental health. The purpose of this paper is to look at the effects social media can have with regards to language and communication. The paper also highlight mental health and how language, communication and mental health are connected. This paper is more focused on looking at the effects it has on students within the United States, …
Social Media Effects On Adolescent Social Skills And Mental Health, Precious Kol
Social Media Effects On Adolescent Social Skills And Mental Health, Precious Kol
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This capstone project focuses on young adolescents’ use of social networking sites. As technology continues to grow and progress, its influence on adolescents grows and progresses along with it. Social networking sites provide adolescents with the opportunity to present their individuality to the digital world and the opportunity to connect and communicate with their peers. On the other hand, these sites also present vulnerabilities such as exposure to strangers, predators, and potential bullies. Due to the related psychological development, mental health and perspective of self issues with adolescents on these sites, it is important for parents to teach them how …
The Social Dilemma: The Effects Of Social Media On Learning In High School Classrooms, Bailey Goswick
The Social Dilemma: The Effects Of Social Media On Learning In High School Classrooms, Bailey Goswick
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This Capstone Project focuses on How Social Media Affects Learning in High School Classrooms. This is an important issue because Social Media is ubiquitous in the lives of students, and this flows into their classroom learning as well. Social Media has been found to affect students grades, attention span classroom behavior, and so much more. The primary stakeholder perspectives for this project are hearing from current high school students, high school teachers, and high school alumni who have graduated from high school within the last five years. Based on the stakeholders perspectives and data analysis, there has been a consensus …
The Impacts Of Social Media On Social Movements, Gabriela Aguilar
The Impacts Of Social Media On Social Movements, Gabriela Aguilar
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
As time passes by there is more representation of social movements due to their high exposure on social media. Technology has become a major part of our everyday lives and on average we spend many hours on social platforms. We are exposed to the injustices that occur every minute of every day through social media. Before, when technology was not accessible for everyone the news people received were from television, newspapers, or even magazines. Now, we have platforms such as Twitter and TikTok among others that provide us with news on any malpractice that occurs in our communities and society. …
Increasing Adolescents' Awareness Of The Impacts Of Social Networking Sites, Karina Vega
Increasing Adolescents' Awareness Of The Impacts Of Social Networking Sites, Karina Vega
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Many adolescents are unaware of the impacts that social networking sites may have on them. According to Anderson and Jiang (2018), 95% of adolescents have access to a smartphone. Furthermore, Anderson and Jiang (2018) stated that 45% of adolescents are engaged with online activities on a continual basis. Social networking sites may affect adolescents' view of their body image and lower their self esteem. Anderson and Jiang (2018) discussed the difference between female and male adolescents' use of social media, reporting that 50% of female adolescents engage with social media on a continual basis compared to 39% of male adolescents.
College Students Succeed With Basic Needs, Jarely Fraga-Lopez
College Students Succeed With Basic Needs, Jarely Fraga-Lopez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The Basic Needs Initiative at CSUMB advocates for overall wellness security and offers six programs to support their mission. Students facing food insecurity experienced lack of stability, mental health issues from past trauma, and lack of college readiness. Some consequences are poor health, worsen mental health and low academic standing. Prior to the shelter-in-place, Basic Needs offered food pantries, in-person CalFresh assistance and events which offered students hot foods. The quarantine caused a decrease in the services within Basic Needs while there was an increase of need within the student body. The internet barrier affected the services the organization offered …
Social Media: Impact On Adolescents, Mary Breen
Social Media: Impact On Adolescents, Mary Breen
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
It is likely that adolescents are not aware of the impact of social media on their self-esteem and overall well-being. Adolescents, between the ages of 12 and 17, increase their usage of social media (Cookingham & Ryan, 2015). Adolescents indicate that social media is important to maintain constant contact with their friends and peers. However, social media can have both positive and negative impacts on adolescents’ mood and other mental health outcomes (Wood, Bukowski & Lis, 2016).
Millennial Communication In The Workplace: A Cautionary Tale About Social Media, Samantha Rangel
Millennial Communication In The Workplace: A Cautionary Tale About Social Media, Samantha Rangel
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This research paper focuses on the influence that social media has on millennials’ interpersonal communication in the workplace. After further research, it became apparent that social media has had more negative than positive effects on millennials’ interpersonal communication in the workplace. Using Dacher Keltner’s power paradox theory/Principle #6 we start to understand why these negative effects that employers have been observing and inaccurately evaluating have affected millennials’ ability to endure power and the capacity to influence in the workplace. Millennials’ will occupy majority of the workforce by 2020, so employers must start to find a successful way to communicate with …
Fitspiration: Social Media's Fitness Culture And Its Effect On Body Image, Makenzie Norton
Fitspiration: Social Media's Fitness Culture And Its Effect On Body Image, Makenzie Norton
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Social media’s largest platforms, especially Facebook and Instagram, has revolutionized the average American’s accessibility to new subcultures, usurping the societal influence of traditional media forms while retaining many of their marketing methods. The following capstone research discusses how the fitness subculture and fitness-related content on social media affects male and female body image and body ideals. Through a content analysis of current literature, I provide connections between the marketing of fitness in American media and its influence on men and women’s body image. Using social comparison theory, I analyze prior research that explains the causes of body dissatisfaction and explain …
The Impact Of Social Media On Esl Students’ Learning Performance, Phasita Anankulladetch
The Impact Of Social Media On Esl Students’ Learning Performance, Phasita Anankulladetch
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
In recent years, social media has become a common technology-supported learning tool for public and academic use. Students can use social networks to supplement their learning through the discussion and sharing of academic materials. The purpose of this study was to identify the English as a Second Language (ESL) students’ experience in the classroom facilitated by using a social media platform. Specifically, a quasiexperimental quantitative research design was used to determine the impact of social media on ESL students’ learning performance. Participants consisted of ESL students’ at an adult school in Central California aged 18 and older (n = 37). …
Who Is Really Behind The Username? (Re)Affirming Oneself In The Digital Age, Taylor Dixon
Who Is Really Behind The Username? (Re)Affirming Oneself In The Digital Age, Taylor Dixon
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
I am going to study authenticity and see the fluidity of the word over the passing decades and see if the meaning has changed due to societal changes. I am then going to study the digital age and show the progression of the internet. Starting from when at home computers were created to present day. After researching those topics I’m going to see if social media users are about to be authentic and true to their identities while using these online platforms. I want to look at case studies that represent authentic identities as well as inauthentic identities.