DEPRESSION STATISTICS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA

Nov 12, 2020Almost 25% of teens view social media as having a negative effect. Between 2012 and 2015, depression in boys increased by 21% and in girls by ⁽¹⁾ …

Dec 10, 2020– Young adults who increased their use of social media were significantly more likely to develop depression within six months, according to a ⁽²⁾ …

Is social media making us depressed and anxious? | this.

With 91% of young people using the internet for social networking and rates of depression and anxiety in young people having risen by more than 70% in the past ⁽³⁾ …

Jan 21, 2022According to the Pew Research Center, 69% of adults and 81% of teens in the U.S. use social media. This puts a large amount of the population at ⁽⁴⁾ …

Study: Social media use linked to decline in mental health

Sep 14, 2022College-wide access to Facebook led to an increase in severe depression by 7% and anxiety disorder by 20%. Beyond these results, a greater ⁽⁵⁾ …

Nov 23, 2021The new study follows a yearlong look at social media use and onset of depression among nearly 5,400 adults. None reported even mild depression ⁽⁶⁾ …

Nov 24, 2021The research does not prove social media causes depression. Indeed, it is possible that people already prone to feeling sad were more likely to ⁽⁷⁾ …