The article, “A rise in depression among teens could be linked to social media use” has plenty of sources to show the statistics that are given in the article to prove the claim. The first source that can prove to the audience that the information about to be given is reliable is from psychologist, Jean Twenge. Twenge works with her coworkers on looking at the surveys from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. They found plenty of surveys that was spanned out between 400,000 adults between 18 years and older. The main thing they found was that as the amount of time teens and young adults spend on social media, the greater they are to be at risk of depression. This evidence is supported from another article inside this article that is about how teens use social media to show off their social status. Overall, what both of them concluded with was that behaviors in teens and young adults can change for the better and, in the end, can help with their anxiety, stress, depression, and even their perception on life. The claims were easily supported through statistics, proven facts, reliable professionals, and reliable websites given throughout the article.
How social media use is linked to teenage depression
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