Cultivate Resilience in College Students’ Social Media Usage

2:00 - 2:50 p.m., Thursday, September 18, 2025
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According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) social media usage is associated with an increased risk of depression in young adults (Lin et. Al 2017).  Social media may also lead to anxiety and low self-esteem and be a major culprit of distraction, procrastination, and poor academic performance for college students. They may struggle specifically with comparing themselves to others, cyberbullying, losing hours of study time, and a general fear of missing out. What are the examples and signs of proactive and reactive social media usage? How can college students recognize if and how they are being negatively affected by social media?  What strategies can be implemented to build resilience against its negative effects?

Panel Host: Dr. Tara Benson     Q&A Moderator: Dr. Rebecca Rast

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