Mokita Dialogues(R): Social Media

Like all tools created by humans, technology can both help and hinder our lives.  Social media in particular has been seen as both a blessing and a curse for those who engage with it.  During these unprecedented times, many around the globe who are staying at home to help stop the spread of COVID-19 have found the connections they can so easily have with family and friends through social media to be a balm to their feelings of loneliness, separation, and isolation.  But at the same time, research on the relationship between social media and mental health indicates that the social comparisons we make while scrolling on our phones and tablets is strongly associated with lower levels of well-being. The Mokita Dialogues in May will look at how we can use social media in a healthy way…both for ourselves and for those with whom we interact online.

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