Social media is harmful to the mental health of young people.

Group in favor Group against

Panelist 1 Panelist 1
Efrain Bautista (MARIA)
Our team supports that the Our team believes that social networks
Social media is harmful to social health, but it is not harmful to health.
health because………………. (mental burden of young people since this us
test) allow us to relate, it broadens our
learning opportunities and allows us
In this era of technological advancement develop social skills.
communicative, and taking into account the
phenomenon of globalization, one can In this situation: It is important to mention
identify that neoliberal policy does not what
only globalized the part of the
economy, but, fundamentally it is the 1. Learning opportunities: They are
part of the information exchange to situations or resources that provide to
through social networks. According to people the possibility of
studies. In Peru, 70% prefer acquire knowledge, skills and
WhatsApp; el 47%, Instagram; el 37%, en skills to improve your
Tik Tok; and 26%, Twitter. It also academic, professional performance
it points out that 59% share news on my personal.
social networks, instant messaging or
email. According to the displayed data, it is deduced 2. Social skills: It is the set
that social networks are an instrument of skills and behaviors
necessary for communications and that allow us to interact with
others. However, our concern is, other people effectively,
Is the use of social media communicate clearly and
harmful to mental health of the understand the needs and
young people? In response to this, it is stated that the emotions of others.
excessive use of these social networks is
harmful. In young people whose ages Contextualization
they range from 16 to 26 years of age, Social media has had a great
it is observed that they have some disorders impact in the way we
of sleep, anxiety, depression, and problems we communicate and share information
of self-esteem. online. They have created a platform for
that people connect with friends and
We consider on this occasion that relatives from all over the world and share
for a better understanding of the audience is knowledge, ideas, and opinions.
necessary to define Social media is also used to
promote social and political purposes,
Social networks are understood as facilitating collaboration and exchange
technological structures formed in of ideas around the world. Provides
internet for people or organizations that opportunities for personal growth
they connect and make use according to their and professional.
needs. As for problems Social media has opened new
mental disorders manifest windows full of multiple opportunities
of dreams are the related problems of communication, interaction through the
with sleep. These include difficulties in information exchange and development
fall asleep or stay asleep, personal and professional of individuals.
to fall asleep. On the other hand, the
anxieties can strongly cause a
anguish and that these are associated with a
extreme insecurity. Similarly, the Argument 1 (ARE)
depression is a persistent sadness, it is the
loss of interest in activities with My opponent indicated what the use
the what normally it enjoy excessively social media generates
finally, self-esteem issues addiction, but not all people who
imply a negative outlook on the they use social media frequently
personality, affects physical appearance or they develop an addiction. Because while
personal attitudes, likewise leads to that some people may experience
a lack of security in decisions that a psychological dependence on social networks
assume as a person. social, others can use them in a way
responsible and without developing an addiction.
contextualization: A study published in the Journal of
Adolescence in 2020 found that, although
We know that social networks are used frequently.
transformed the way people were related to a greater
they communicate and share information, likelihood of developing problems of
but they have also been criticized for mental health, not all young people who
its negative impact on society. Those who used social media experienced
Many argue that social networks are these problems. It was found that the
they foment polarization, misinformation among young people who used social media
and the addiction to technology. On the other hand, for more social and emotional purposes,
it has been shown that excessive use of how to stay in touch with friends and
the networks social has family effects, they were less likely to
harmful to mental health and experiencing mental health problems.
emotional well-being of people,
especially in young people. In addition, the Therefore our refutation must
lack of privacy and security on networks prevail over the original argument by
social media can expose users to be more realistic.
online security risks and to the
data exploitation.

Given this situation, we ask ourselves the

next question: Do social media
they are harmful to mental health of
the young people? Reiterating our stance,
for us, social media are
detrimental to the mental health of the
youth. And in response to the stance of our
team we will provide the following arguments.

Argument 1 (ARE)

Excessive use of social media causes

addiction. Young people can develop
a dependency on social networks and the
technology in general, what can affect
negatively on their mental health and their
ability to interact in person.
study conducted by the Royal Society for
Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) in the United Kingdom

found that social media was more

addictive as alcohol and tobacco, and that
young people who spend more than two hours on
day on social media have a greater
risk of suffering anxiety, depression, and others
mental health problems.

Panelist 2 (edu kana) Panelist 2:

(LUIS LOPEZ)

My opponent said that the misuse of the

My opponent argues that not everyone social networks is related to
young people who use social networks disorders such as anxiety, the
long-term social issues are depression and self-esteem issues
they become addicts, but it is unquestionable
I consider the networks
social networks are a platform that allows
that the use of social media generates that young people express themselves and
anxiety and social pressure in the share your creativity. Because
through social media many
young people. Because the use of social networks
social interactions can increase anxiety and sometimes young people share their
the social pressure on young people, since jobs with much larger audiences
broadens, allowing them to promote the
they are constantly exposed to
self-expression and self-confidence
comparisons with others and can same. Various studies han
to feel obliged to follow certain it has been demonstrated that young people use the
behavior standards. according to social networks as a tool
various studies in North America and for to express oneselfy show su
Europeans claim that one in six creativity. For example, a study
young people will experience a disorder of published in the Journal of Adolescent
Research found that teenagers
anxiety at some point in their life, that use social networks to
and the rates of anxiety and depression in to express themselves have higher levels of
The youth have increased by 70%. self-expression and self-esteem. The networks
There is growing evidence linking the social allow young people
use of social media and depression in connect with other creators and
the young people. artists, what it can generate
collaboration opportunities and
joint learning. When working with
Therefore, my opponent mentions that others, young people can expand their
while it is true not every individual skills and knowledge, what to their
generates addiction to social networks, you can increase your confidence and
 self-expression.
It is more appropriate to refute that others use it for
appropriate way for certain Therefore, my opponent saidthat the
activities, but nowadays we see that the use of social media has an effect
every individual not younger than three years old is negative in young people,
they have fun and are emotionally dependent on specifically terms
en of
videos offered by the different networks anxiety and social pressure which is not
social dynamics causing them to isolate necessarily true. since the networks
of society, do not neglect their studies social networks offer a platform for
and others reach up to the point of that young people can express themselves and
self-harm if deprived of such share your creativity with the world.
networks to carry out other activities Through social networks, the
relevant to their age, Besides that young people can share their interests
they can be victims of various crimes and hobbies, showcasing their talent in
for the sole reason of sharing something of different areas such as music, art,
information private in you aregraphic design, photography, film,
vulnerable platforms. among others.

Panelist 3 (Olinda Condori Ccahuana) Panelist 3 Rafhael Vilca Rodriguez

My opponent indicates that the networks My opponent mentioned that young people
Social media allows young people to expose themselves by using social networks.
they can express themselves and share their content that may harm them,
creativity, but young people when using social media can also
the use of social media is providing young people with useful information
exposed to harmful content. educational resources that help them in
Because young people can be in their learning and personal development.
exposed to violent, sexual content Because through social networks
the disruptor on social media can share information about
that can have a negative impact on topics of interest, also
your emotional and mental well-being. you can connect with support groups
Research conducted on the subject and communities that share your
such as that of Jiménez and interests, and they provide you with information
Pantoja (2007) highlighted that it is valuable.
the excessive use of social media lacks evidence
TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook,
WhatsApp can cause dependency
psychological some of the
negative consequences or effects of Therefore (make a comparison between
original argument and the counterargument
An abusive use of networks is: The
harassment, depression, sleep disorders
dependencia, baja autoestima, Imagen
corporal there may also be others
associated disorders such as it could be
internet addiction or addiction to
mobile phone

Therefore, my opponent indicates that the

use of social networks does not have
negative effects precisely on the
social pressure and anxiety which is
false due to theexcessive use
can provoke various
psychological consequences such as,
for example: anxiety, depression,
dependency, low self-esteem, etc.

since it is not true

80% of people between 16 and 70

years use social networks, where
they are the ones who are under 40 years old
those who spend more time online
to the social networks.

(make a comparison between argument)

original and the counterargument

Panelist 4 Panelist 4
(Wilder Medina) Gabriela

Synthesis. In conclusion regarding what has been presented,

we to reaffirm our position
the arguments that they used we have indicated first that not all the
members of my team were people who use social networks
socially often develop a
Social media is detrimental for addiction, as the opposing group indicated.
health, it is proven that the constant use of social networks
social In addition to polarizing and generating addiction, which is not correct.
misinform they are enormously because it cannot be generalized indicating
harmful to mental health. that everyone who excessively uses
social networks become addictive.

According to what we state that the networks

social networks are a platform that allows

that young people express themselves and
share your creativity, as it
opposing team indicated that the use of the
social media generates anxiety and
social pressure on young people, which is
erroneous because social networks are
a window for many young people
they can express themselves and achieve in a manner
socialize much more and overcome fear
and shyness.

Third, we indicate thatthe networks

social platforms allow
that young people express themselves and
share your creativity since those from the
the opposing team claimed that the
young people using social networks
social networks are exposed to content
harmful, so we are not of
agreement because

These are the reasons why our

the posture is more coherent and therefore
we must win, because we have evidenced
that social networks are not platforms
perverse like our opponents do
rather they provide us
many facilities in different
previously mentioned aspects.