The influence of society on teenagers' mental health

At present, the growth of teenagers can be said to be synchronized with the development and rise of the Internet, which has become one of their main lifestyles, which is a cultural feature and background that teenagers did not have before. We believe that the use of online social media can not improve the mental health level of individuals, and the internet and mobile phone addiction caused by excessive use is the enemy of adolescents' mental health. The reason is that the use of social media does not bring happiness. Daily life experience tells us that teenagers are increasingly dependent on social media, and they are willing to spend more time on online "screen" activities, which means spending less time on face-to-face social activities, print media, sports and other "off-screen" real life, which is negatively related to depressive symptoms and emotional distress. In other words, the use of social media and electronic products can directly or indirectly affect mental health. Internet harassment, poor sleep quality, inferiority, bad physical intentions, etc. It is an intermediary variable that social media use affects adolescents' mental health. Second, Internet and mobile phone addiction is a huge hidden danger to mental health. It is found that heavy users of electronic products are more likely to experience unhappiness, lower happiness level and higher suicide risk than light users of electronic products.