What motivates us to use social media? Is it our need to belong, narcissism, a desire for achievement, curiosity about others’ lives, stress relief, identity development, a need to feel up-to-date? To...

What motivates us to use social media? Is it our need to belong, narcissism, a desire for achievement, curiosity about others’ lives, stress relief, identity development, a need to feel up-to-date? To help you answer this question, please read Parts I and II of the attached article from the APA. Then, summarize your thoughts about what factors are involved in our attraction to social media, as indicated below.

Allen, S. (2019) Social media’s growing impact on our lives (Part I).American Psychological Association.https://www.apa.org/members/content/social-media-research(Links to an external site.)

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Allen, S. (2019) Social media’s growing impact on our lives (Part II).American Psychological Association.https://www.apa.org/members/content/social-media-research-series(Links to an external site.)

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For your discussion post, please cover the following:

• Summarize your thoughts about the article


• Explain your thoughts about why social media is so attractive to us
  
  
  • Support your stance with information from the article as well as this week's modules on motivation and emotions. How might motivation and emotions play a role in this attraction to social media?
  
  
  
  


• Finally, do you think social media has an overall positive or negative impact on our psychological wellbeing?
  
  
  • Support your position with information from the article as well as this week's modules on stress, health, and coping
  
  
  
  

Your response should be 500 words andinclude APA style reference to the book or other material. You must make an initial post before you are able to view the posts of your peers.Please make the initial post by Wednesdayand respond to three classmates by Sunday at midnight.To view the discussion board rubric, click the three dots in the upper right corner and select "Show Rubric."