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PSY 215 Module Two Milestone Template
To complete this milestone, review the Pew Research article “Social Media and the Cost of Caring,”
linked in this assignment in your course. As you weigh the costs and benefits of frequent exposure to
social media, respond to each of the rubric criteria with a minimum of 3 to 5 sentences. Support your
position with credible sources when appropriate. Complete this template by replacing the bracketed
text with the relevant information.
According to the findings of the Pew Research study, there are several potential costs and
benefits that result from frequent exposure to social media.
o Describe one psychological benefit of frequent social media use.
A psychological benefit of frequent social media use is possibly those who may not have
as much activity on social media, but frequently use social media to upload pictures and
connect with friends. According to the Pew research center, compared with on-social
media users and those who are not as active on Facebook, this person likely has more
close friends; has more trust in people; feels more supported; and is more politically
involved. (Hampton, et, al. 2015). People that may have anxiety in person socially can
benefit from frequent social media use as well. This is because they are able to feel
more supported and less stressed face to face.
o Describe one psychological cost of frequent social media use.
One psychological cost of frequent social media use is seeing the lives of other people
and how they may be doing or seeing how their lives may be better can cause high
levels of stress. The news being posted on social media with all the negatives can cause
extreme stress with everything going on in the world. There is a subgroup of social
media users who are more aware of stressful events in their friends’ lives and this
subgroup of social media users does feel more stress. (Hampton, et, al. 2015).
At the end of the study overview on page 3, the researchers discuss the notion of stress being
contagious.
o Describe what the research findings tell us about the link between our awareness of
other people’s stressful life events on social media and increases in our own stress.
The research findings tell us that if you are aware of what is going on in other people’s
lives can have a contribution to stress levels, especially if it is friends or families’ lives.
The research also states that women were more stressed than men with the events. The
number of events related to higher stress was greater for women than it was for men.
All of the events associated with the higher levels of stress were events that were likely
to negatively impact the lives of friends and family. (Hampton, et, al. 2015).
We often refer to our involvement in social media groups as being a member of a community.
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o Describe how social media can promote the levels of education and awareness that
help to enhance well-being.
Social media is a great tool to use to be able to promote the levels of education and
awareness to help enhance well-being. Social media has been known to be used by
many teachers in order to help with certain things that may be happening at school and
communication with parents on their student’s education. Social media is also used by
many individuals and can help get the community involved with what may be happening
in their city or town.
Despite the positive intent of some social media influencers, their messages don’t always
promote empathy, diversity, and inclusion.
o If you were a social media influencer, describe how you would use social media to
enhance compassion and empathy for all people who struggle with psychological
disorders.
I would use social media to enhance compassion and empathy for those struggling with
psychological disorders by helping educate those that may not fully understand what
the person with the disorder is going through and struggling with. I would help by
showing them that there is help and someone willing to help show awareness and how
other can help as well.
Hampton, K., Rainie, L., Weixu, L., Shin, I., & Purcell, K. (2015). Pew Research Center.
Social Media and the Cost of Caring.
Https:pewresearch/internet/2015/01/15/social-media-and-stress/
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PSY 215 Module Two Milestone Template
Course: Abnormal Psychology (Psy-215)
999+ Documents
Students shared 1051 documents in this course
University: Southern New Hampshire University
Was this document helpful?
PSY 215 Module Two Milestone Template
To complete this milestone, review the Pew Research article “Social Media and the Cost of Caring,”
linked in this assignment in your course. As you weigh the costs and benefits of frequent exposure to
social media, respond to each of the rubric criteria with a minimum of 3 to 5 sentences. Support your
position with credible sources when appropriate. Complete this template by replacing the bracketed
text with the relevant information.
According to the findings of the Pew Research study, there are several potential costs and
benefits that result from frequent exposure to social media.
oDescribe one psychological benefit of frequent social media use.
A psychological benefit of frequent social media use is possibly those who may not have
as much activity on social media, but frequently use social media to upload pictures and
connect with friends. According to the Pew research center, compared with on-social
media users and those who are not as active on Facebook, this person likely has more
close friends; has more trust in people; feels more supported; and is more politically
involved. (Hampton, et, al. 2015). People that may have anxiety in person socially can
benefit from frequent social media use as well. This is because they are able to feel
more supported and less stressed face to face.
oDescribe one psychological cost of frequent social media use.
One psychological cost of frequent social media use is seeing the lives of other people
and how they may be doing or seeing how their lives may be better can cause high
levels of stress. The news being posted on social media with all the negatives can cause
extreme stress with everything going on in the world. There is a subgroup of social
media users who are more aware of stressful events in their friends’ lives and this
subgroup of social media users does feel more stress. (Hampton, et, al. 2015).
At the end of the study overview on page 3, the researchers discuss the notion of stress being
contagious.
oDescribe what the research findings tell us about the link between our awareness of
other people’s stressful life events on social media and increases in our own stress.
The research findings tell us that if you are aware of what is going on in other people’s
lives can have a contribution to stress levels, especially if it is friends or families’ lives.
The research also states that women were more stressed than men with the events. The
number of events related to higher stress was greater for women than it was for men.
All of the events associated with the higher levels of stress were events that were likely
to negatively impact the lives of friends and family. (Hampton, et, al. 2015).
We often refer to our involvement in social media groups as being a member of a community.
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