STATISTICS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA

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Here’s How Social Media Affects Your Mental Health

… 21 According 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 ⁽¹⁾ …

… Statistics About Social Media’s Impact on Youth Mental Health · Name-calling (42%) · Spreading false rumors (32%) · Receiving unsolicited explicit images (25%) ⁽²⁾ …

Study: Social media use linked to decline in mental health

… 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 ⁽³⁾ …

… by F Karim · · Cited by 89 — by F Karim · · Cited by 89The previous study found a 70% increase in self-reported depressive symptoms among the group using social media. The other social media ⁽⁴⁾ …

6 in 10 Americans say social media negatively affects their …

… 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- ⁽⁵⁾ …

… It is unclear whether using social media leads to depression and anxiety symptoms or if people who are already more depressed or more anxious use social media ⁽⁶⁾ …

Social media and mental health – Medical News Today

… Social media use can lead to low quality sleep and harm mental health. It has associations with depression anxiety and low self-esteem.⁽⁷⁾ …

… 26 The downside of social media · 85 percent reported negative effects on self-esteem · 85 percent reported negative effects on self-image · 83 ⁽⁸⁾ …