Teenagers’ Utilization of Social Media in Taking Care of their Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Study

• Main Authors: Bautista, Ralph Anthony C., Ibe, Justin Andrei P., Tampis, Julio Amir D.R., Warain, Aaron Shane N.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: social media; mental health; pandemic; effects; platforms
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2021/poster_cli/1; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/conf_shsrescon/article/1638/viewcontent/CLI_Teenagers__Utilization_of_Social_Media_in_Taking_Care_of_their_Mental.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

With the ongoing pandemic, mental health concerns have been observed to be on the rise. Lockdowns have prompted many, especially the youth, to primarily use social media for communication and for addressing their mental health issues. However, past studies merely investigated the positive and negati...