Online Casebook

Cooley, Delonia, and Rochelle Parks-Yancy. “The Effect of Social Media on Perceived

Information Credibility and Decision Making.” Journal of Internet Commerce, vol. 18, no. 3,

July 2019, pp. 249–269. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/15332861.2019.1595362. Accessed 20

October 2019

Delonia Cooley wrote the article, “The Effect of Social Media on Perceived Information

Credibility and Decision Making” on the Journal of Internet Commerce on July 3, 2019. It’s

about how social media influences are decisions. Information from celebrities, influencers, and

people they know in real life affects millennials decisions. The study addresses factors that

contribute to trusting information on social media. People still trust people they know personally

over celebrities and influencers. Although celebrities and influencers do have a positive impact

on people. The purpose is to show how celebrities and influencers, influence people in real life.

It’s audience is people that regularly use social media. Delonia Cooley has a PhD in Business

Administration and is an Associate Professor at Texas Southern University. I will use this to

show who influences the youth on social media.

Dewa, Lindsay H., et al. “Young Adults’ Perceptions of Using Wearables, Social Media and

Other Technologies to Detect Worsening Mental Health: A Qualitative Study.” PLoS ONE, vol.

14, no. 9, Sept. 2019, pp. 1–14. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0222655. Accessed 20

October 2019

Lindsay H. Dewa wrote the article, “Young Adults’ Perceptions of Using Wearables, Social

Media and Other Technologies to Detect Worsening Mental Health: A Qualitative Study”on

PLos One on September 18, 2019. It is about how young patients felt about wearing technologies

that track mental health. The study was done on young adults who had suffered from mental
health problems previously. Somewhat of an interview was conducted in a private room at a

mental health site with the young adults. The four main themes were dealing with mental health

symptoms, signs of mental health deterioration, technology concerns, and ways to identify

worsening mental health with technology. It was determined that technological options could be

used to detect worsening mental health in young adults as long as they followed through and

trusted the technology. It’s purpose is to help people with mental health issues or those who

think they have mental health issues. Its audience is those struggling with mental health

problems or the parents of the struggling. Lindsay H. Dewa has BA in psychology and has a

PhD. She works through the Imperial College of London. I’ll use this to make a connection

between mental health problems and technology.

Gibson, Kerry, and Susanna Trnka. “Young People’s Priorities for Support on Social Media: ‘It

Takes Trust to Talk about These Issues.’” Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 102, Jan. 2020,

pp. 238–247. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1016/j.chb.2019.08.030. Accessed 20 October 2019

Kerry Gibson wrote the article, “Young People’s Priorities for Support on Social Media: ‘It

Takes Trust to Talk about These Issues” on ScienceDirect on August 30, 2019. It’s about how

online interventions for youth in distress with the youths priorities and practices online. It

researched young peoples use of peer networks to give and receive support on social media. Data

was collected on 21 subjects from the age of 16 to 21. The range of priorities were from the

importance of establishing emotional safety, picking up subtle cues of distress, allowing the open

expression of emotion, showing care, being tactful and sensitive to the needs of others, and

developing on-going relationships. Young people need trusted relationships to engage in online

support. To determine the youths interaction with social media support. The audience is young

people who use social media that have issues. Kerry Gibson is a professor at the University of
Auckland, who is a clinical psychologist. I will use this to show how young people use social

media to express their feelings and talk about their issues with others.

Healey, Justin. Social Media and Young People. The Spinney Press, 2017. EBSCOhost,

search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cat01128a&AN=scc.b1861321&site=eds-live.

Accessed 20 October 2019

Justin Healey wrote the ebook, “Social Media and Young People” on The Spinney Press in 2017.

It’s about the impacts on young people who spend a lot of time on social media. Although it has

positive impacts. Such as maintaining social connections, emotional support, learning, and an

array of interests. It has a lot of negative impacts too. Such as excessive use, isolation, loss of

privacy, cyberbullying, anxiety, and self-esteem pressures. The book explores the wellbeing of

the youth. Tips are also given on how to use social media properly. It answers the question of

how young people get the right balance of life online and life in the real world. The purpose of

the ebook is to determine the impacts and the right amount of social media. It’s aimed at young

people who regularly use social media. Justin Healey is an author who used a lot of other sources

and information to create this ebook. He credited all the sources he used. I will use this to dicuss

the impacts, positive and negative, of social media on young people.

Miguel, Cristina. Personal Relationships and Intimacy in the Age of Social Media. Palgrave

Macmillan, 2018. EBSCOhost,

search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cat01128a&AN=scc.b1972564&site=eds-live.

Accessed 20 October 2019

Cristina Miguel wrote the ebook, “Personal Relationships and Intimacy in the Age of Social

Media” on Palgrave Macmillan in 2018. It’s about how relationships are made and maintained

on social media. The study analyzes three different social media platforms; Badoo,
Couchsurfing, and Facebook; and explores the platforms build and policies, and practices of use.

It analyzes the political economy of social media with users’ perspectives of their own practices.

Intimacy is pictured as a complex structure of continuity and change in the book. To determine

how social media impacts intimate relationships. It’s aimed at couples who communicate online.

Cristina Miguel has a PhD in communication and is currently a Senior Lecturer at Leeds

Business School. I will use this to explain relationships on social media.

Viner, Russell M., et al. “Roles of Cyberbullying, Sleep, and Physical Activity in Mediating the

Effects of Social Media Use on Mental Health and Wellbeing among Young People in England:

A Secondary Analysis of Longitudinal Data.” The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, vol. 3, no.

10, Oct. 2019, pp. 685–696. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1016/S2352-4642(19)30186-5. Accessed 20

October 2019

Russel M. Viner wrote the article,”Roles of Cyberbullying, Sleep, and Physical Activity in

Mediating the Effects of Social Media Use on Mental Health and Wellbeing among Young

People in England: A Secondary Analysis of Longitudinal Data” on The Lancet Child &

Adolescent Health in October of 2019. It’s about the growing concern of social media use and

the impact it has on mental health and wellbeing of young people. The study showed that very

frequent social media use predicted a lower wellbeing in young people. This might be attributed

to cyberbullying and/or loss of sleep and exercise. To make sure there isn’t a decline in ones

mental health there should be efforts to prevent cyberbullying and promote an adequate amount

of sleep and physical exercise in young people. The purpose is to determine how a high social

media use affects different aspects of young peoples lives. It’s intended for young people who

use social media a lot. Russel M. Viner is a professor of Adolescent Health at the UCL Institute
of Child Health. I will use this to show the negative impact of social media on multiple facets of

young peoples lives.

Willoughby, Mark. “A Review of the Risks Associated with Children and Young People’s Social

Media Use and the Implications for Social Work Practice.” Journal of Social Work Practice, vol.

33, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 127–140. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/02650533.2018.1460587. Accessed

20 October 2019

Mark Willoughby wrote the article, “A Review of the Risks Associated with Children and

Young People’s Social Media Use and the Implications for Social Work Practice” on the Journal

of Social Work Practice on June 2, 2019. It’s about the risks to children and young people using

social media. Four areas were identified for the study. Cyberbullying and online abuse, exposure

to negative forms of user-generated content, the converging of offline and online networks, and

developing interpretations of privacy. The developmental stage and social circumstances

determine the risk. Social media use and its effect on those of different ages and backgrounds

must be approached differently. The risks of social media use must be educated. The purpose is

to educate young people and social workers on the risks of social media. The audience is young

people who use social media and social workers. Mark Willoughby is in social work at the

University of Salford. I will use this to show the risks of social media and how social workers

should deal with them.