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6th World Congress on
Mental Health, Psychiatry and Wellbeing
March 20-21, 2019 | New York, USA
Exploring the impact of
social media on college
student mental health
and well-being
Federica Violi, and Leah Goodman
University of Illinois at Chicago,
USA
Introduction: The increase of
complex mental health issues
is emerging as an immediate
concern around the world. Over
1.1 billion people worldwide
experience mental illness or a
mental health disability, and one
in four people are affected by
various mental health challenges.
Research shows an increase in
major depressive episodes among
adolescents from 8.7% in 2005
to 11.3% in 2014, and from 8.8%
to 9.6% among young adults.
This subset of the population is
representative of many college
students, positioning mental
health as a major concern for
universities. At the same time,
society is facing an outstanding
advancement of mobile
technology and social media, and
corporations can take advantage
of particular social marketing
strategies in order to maximize
their quantity, quality, and usage
among teens and young adults.
Objective: This review aims to
analyze and summarize the
literature on the impact of social
media on mental health, and
consider the wellbeing measures
of depression, anxiety, stress, and
loneliness.
Methods: A systematic literature
search was performed using
different databases, including
PubMed/Medline, PMC, Science
Direct/Elsevier, EMBASE, with
inclusion criteria of papers
published after 2015.
Results: From our review, we
found a positive correlation
between social media use and
the presence of mental health
challenges, as well as a positive
correlation between social media
networking and higher levels of
depression, anxiety, and stress
among teens. The literature
demonstrates that social
networking behaviors may result
in decreased loneliness.
Conclusion: Our review
revealed inconsistent findings
regarding social media use
and the wellbeing measures
of depression, anxiety, stress,
and loneliness. The evidence
supports a correlation between
social media use and wellbeing
measures, which validates the
importance of the topic.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EMERGENCYMENTAL HEALTH AND HUMAN RESILIENCE 2019, VOLUME 21
DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821-C2-030
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