Sexting, selfies and self-harm: young people, social media and the performance of self-development

Gabriel, F. (2014, May). Sexting, selfies and self-harm: young people, social media and the performance of self-development. Media International Australia incorporating Culture and Policy, (151), 104+. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA373886890&v=2.1&u=anch19713&it=r&p=LitRC&sw=w&asid=d8c39f85f4dbf5f51508548f00a9ebc7

Teens are engage with social media more than ever. They are so attach to their social websites. They shared their life, selfies, experiences and a lot more including sexting and self-harm. Teens use social media to expand their social circle, it helps them to develop their characters which is a good thing. But the problem is with cyber-bullying, sexting, low self-esteem...all these negative influence created a generation of "careless zombies".