STATISTICS ON NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Here are the top expert answers (with references) for statistics on negative effects of social media based on our research:

40+ Frightening Social Media and Mental Health Statistics

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

… 6 More than half of social media users who are adversely affected by apps report depression (56%) dissatisfaction with life (52%) fear of ⁽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⁾ …

… 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 ⁽⁴⁾ …

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

… The risks might be related to how much social media teens use. A study of more than 6500 12- to 15-year-olds in the U.S. found that those who spent more ⁽⁵⁾ …

… 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 ⁽⁶⁾ …

Just How Harmful Is Social Media? Our Experts Weigh-In.

… 27 Internal research by the social media giant found that Instagram worsened body image issues for one in three teenage girls and all teenage ⁽⁷⁾ …

… 5 A study published in the journal Computers and Human Behaviour found that people who report using seven or more social media platforms were more ⁽⁸⁾ …