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Expanding High School Counseling in a Social Media World: Improving Student and Community Well-Being.
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Psychological Reports . Apr2024, Vol. 127 Issue 2, p807-826. 20p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Adolescent competence and resilience are indicators of adulthood behavior. High school is a pivotal time for adolescents to foster a stable temperament for adult development. The contemporary state of adolescent depression prevalence and an increase in social media-related risky behavior calls for an update to mental health services. We review the nature of modern social comparison that is fueled by social media, mental health help-seeking stigma that prevents individuals from seeking services, and provide mental health advances to remedy the severity of mental health concerns in a social media society. Social media distortions of normative life promote a standard of expectations that can decrease self-esteem and increase depressive tendencies. Expanding high school counseling such that students see a counselor multiple times a year in a proactive rather than reactive school counseling system can provide transformative changes to community mental health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00332941
- Volume :
- 127
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Psychological Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175968807
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941221129138