The Impact of Social Media on Adolescent Self-Esteem

Abstract

Course name Instructor’s name Assignment due date [Name] The topic I intend to explore in the research is the effect of social media usage on the self-esteem of adolescents. Social media use among adolescents has increased significantly in the recent past as a result of increased access to new technologies (Valkenburg et al., 2021). Determining how the use of social media could potentially affect young users is essential in ensuring their physical and mental health. The research question is, “How does daily social media usage among adolescents affect their self-esteem levels?” The results of the study will provide critical information that parents, caregivers, educators, and healthcare professionals could use to mitigate the harmful effects social media usage could have on adolescent users. The explanatory variable for the study is social media usage and the response variable is self-esteem levels of adolescents. By exploring the relationship between the variables, the study will shed light on the need for intervention on social media usage among adolescents. The study will be a quantitative descriptive study that seeks to explore the characteristics of the target population. The descriptive research methodology is important in determining the characteristics of a phenomenon and providing information on the need for interventions. Potential effects of social media on the mental health of adolescents could have long-lasting effects on their wellbeing. This research will show how the relationship between the variables warrants intervention on social media usage among young people. The data for the research will be a measure of social media usage and the self-esteem levels of adolescents. Self-reported levels of daily social media use will provide data for the explanatory variable while the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) will be used to measure the response variable. Data analysis will be through hypothesis testing to determine...