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The Effects Of Social Media On Mental Health And Career Planning, Spencer A. Rowan
The Effects Of Social Media On Mental Health And Career Planning, Spencer A. Rowan
Honors Theses
Social media use is prevalent and necessary in society—nearly anything can be accomplished with a mobile device or smartphone. Among the US population, two thirds of American adults admit to using social media (Perrin, 2015) and in 2022, Georgiev (2023) found Americans spent an average of two and a half hours daily on social media. Furthermore, social media use is tied to mental well-being, work confidence levels, and feelings of being an imposter (Johnson et al., 2020; Uram & Skalski, 2022; Hernandez & Chalk, 2021; Myers, 2021; Ramm, 2019).
This project examined the role of social media use among college …