MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES FROM SOCIAL MEDIA STATISTICS

Here are the top expert answers (with references) for mental health issues from social media statistics based on our research:

Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health

… Statistics About Social Media’s Impact on Youth Mental Health · Name-calling (42%) · Spreading false rumors (32%) · Receiving unsolicited explicit images (25%) ⁽¹⁾ …

… 14 College-wide access to Facebook led to an increase in severe depression by 7% and anxiety disorder by 20%. Beyond these results a greater ⁽²⁾ …

Social Media and Adolescents’ and Young Adults’ Mental Health

… Almost 25% of adolescents believe that social media has a mostly negative effect. With 13% of 12-17 year olds reporting depression and 32% reporting anxiety  ⁽³⁾ …

… 6 Among different age groups 65% of Americans ages 25-44 say using social media has harmed their mental health. Fifty-one percent of 45-54 year- ⁽⁴⁾ …

Social media and mental health – Medical News Today

… National surveys and population-based studies show that the world of social media can have devastating effects on users’ mental health. In the U.S. alone ⁽⁵⁾ …

… by F Karim · · Cited by 89 — by F Karim · · Cited by 89A number of studies have been conducted on the impacts of social media and it has been indicated that the prolonged use of social media ⁽⁶⁾ …

Youth and Social Media: Mental Health Effects and Healthy Use

… 26 The downside of social media · 85 percent reported negative effects on self-esteem · 85 percent reported negative effects on self-image · 83 ⁽⁷⁾ …

… 1 Feeling increased anxiety depression and/or loneliness · Spending more time on social media than with friends and family · Comparing yourself ⁽⁸⁾ …