Finding scholarly articles

With the end of the semester approaching and with it final projects, it is important to stay focused and know where to get the information you need for your assignments.

That being said, I did some research through the TAMU library databases to find articles that seemed appropriate for my research for my topic for WP#3 which is the effects of cyberbullying and the positive correlation they have with the  increasing number of suicides among teenagers. One of the results was an article by David Luxton, Jennifer June, and Jonathan Fairall called "Social media and suicide: a public health perspective."

This article has proven to be not only helpful for my research, but it also serves as one of my scholarly sources. How did I assume it was a scholarly article? Well first of all, it is published in the American Journal of Public Health which is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Public Health Association. Another way to tell that this article is a scholarly article is because it reports the results of a research conducted by them.

The article basically talks about the important role that social media plays in our lives nowadays. However along with the benefits of being connected to other people, there are consequences and it claims that there is evidence that social media and the internet can influence suicide-related behavior. The article also questions whether the increasing use of social media represents a risk for users and if there are any effective ways to counteract cyberbullying.

The article also mentions that prolonged use of the internet can lead to cyberbullying and therefore it can create suicidal behavior. The authors used the data from their research as evidence for their arguments. Finally, the article concludes with the belief that cyberbullying creates feelings of isolation and depression that can lead teens to suicide.

This article is extremely helpful in my research because it creates the connection between both variables that I am studying (cyberbullying and suicide) and is effective at expressing their message.