Emotional Outlets
Various scholars have struggled in search of a perfect definition of the term emotion. However, recently, sentiment has been concluded as one of the complicated psychological states that involve various components such as psychological responses, subjective experiences as well as expressive or similarly, behavioral intervention. They have been assumed to rule the daily lives of human beings as decisions are made based on happiness, anger, frustration among others as they are intertwined (Globokar, 56). On the other hand, emotional outlet refers to the means or ways in which emotions can be made use of or similarly, be expressed. This paper seeks to determine how social media is an emotional outlet.
With the continued advancement in the field of technology, it has become possible and easy for one to share personal information on social media. Based on the various studies that have been conducted, it has been noted that social media has a significant impact on the emotional development of individuals (Globokar, 56). In support of this statement, the security provided by the advanced technology has rendered social media a secure outlet, and the users have the privilege of expressing themselves freely. Furthermore, a study conducted recently reveals that social media has become one of the deciding factors in terms of status and popularity as it dictates the emotional identities of adolescent and children in society.
In conclusion, it has also been noted that since social media doesn’t compromise the privacy of its users, it provides a continued focus on safety and trust hence, patients can similarly benefiting even patients under medical treatment. Through personal expression by the use of social media to an extent has been confirmed to reduce people’s ability in distress toleration. Since social media has provided a wide variety of emoticons that offer help in self-expression, individuals can emotionally express themselves in diverse and vivid situations.