STATISTICS ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA NEGATIVE

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⁾ …

41% of teens had a negative experience as a result of using a social networking site. 22% of teens lost their friendship with someone due to actions on social ⁽²⁾ …

Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health

It found that only 24% of teens believe social media has a generally negative effect, while 31% say its effect is positive and 45% believe its impact is neither ⁽³⁾ …

Jun 6, 2022Among 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⁾ …

Teens and social media use: What’s the impact? – Mayo Clinic

However, social media use can also negatively affect teens, distracting them, disrupting their sleep, and exposing them to bullying, rumor spreading, ⁽⁵⁾ …

Sep 27, 2021Internal research by the social media giant found that Instagram worsened body image issues for one in three teenage girls, and all teenage ⁽⁶⁾ …

However, there is research that suggests that social media use might, at least to some degree, lead to these symptoms. For example, in one study from 2020, ⁽⁷⁾ …