2018
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe6862
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It’s Time to Confront Student Mental Health Issues Associated with Smartphones and Social Media

Abstract: An increased focus on overall student health and wellness is one of the more recent evolutions in higher education. Pharmacy and other health professions colleges in particular have recognized that wellbeing is important for students preparing for high stress health care careers. This awareness has prompted universities and colleges to pro-actively address risk factors for stress, depression, and anxiety, and educate students about the importance of sleep, nutrition, exercise, and hobbies. American College Hea… Show more

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“…While students believe social media stimulates greater classroom discussion in a more inviting way than speaking up in class, students have also reported that social media can be distracting and impair their note taking ability . It is also well established that social media use, if not managed carefully, can have negative effects on the mental health of students, especially when compounded by excessive smartphone use . Additionally, students can either intentionally, or unintentionally, violate professionalism policies leading to severe disciplinary action or expulsion .…”
Section: Opportunitiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…While students believe social media stimulates greater classroom discussion in a more inviting way than speaking up in class, students have also reported that social media can be distracting and impair their note taking ability . It is also well established that social media use, if not managed carefully, can have negative effects on the mental health of students, especially when compounded by excessive smartphone use . Additionally, students can either intentionally, or unintentionally, violate professionalism policies leading to severe disciplinary action or expulsion .…”
Section: Opportunitiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…24 It is also well established that social media use, if not managed carefully, can have negative effects on the mental health of students, especially when compounded by excessive smartphone use. 25 Additionally, students can either intentionally, or unintentionally, violate professionalism policies leading to severe disciplinary action or expulsion. 26 While there are certainly opportunities for social media to augment pharmacy education, additional research is warranted to best determine how to use this technology most effectively without unintentionally causing harm.…”
Section: Pharmacy Educationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To ensure ideal management of the learning environment, faculty, and preceptors should be trained on methods to address challenging student situations. Common areas where instructors report difficulty with learners include managing and providing reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities, assisting students with mental health or academic entitlement issues, maintaining academic integrity and developing methods for successful remediation, lacking expertise in advising/mentoring, and having a limited understanding of the litigation risk when making decisions regarding individual students 42‐48 . Colleges and schools of pharmacy should provide access for faculty and preceptors to institution‐specific policies and procedures related to interactions with students.…”
Section: Part 2: Updates In Faculty Developmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The study also found that those stressors were often stemmed from the results of a person's lack of social skills. Social media use, which millennials are the most active participants of, can increase levels of depression and anxiety among its users, factors that could potentially lead to a lack of social skills in an individual (Cain, 2018).…”
Section: Looking To the Stars: Millennials And Astrologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The clothing stores and marketing groups have already taken note of this trend; perhaps it is important for families of millennials and psychologists to note it as well. This generation is at a high risk of depression and anxiety (Cain, 2018), and to see what forms of release they are seeking is helpful for understanding and healing. Apart from this grim perspective, it is interesting, and one may say exciting, to see in the modern world that "magic" is something that mankind still seeks and puts faith into despite how irrational it may seem.…”
Section: Looking To the Stars: Millennials And Astrologymentioning
confidence: 99%