STATISTICS ON THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

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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⁾ …

… 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 ⁽²⁾ …

6 in 10 Americans say social media negatively affects their …

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

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 ⁽⁵⁾ …

… 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 ⁽⁶⁾ …

Is social media bad for you? The evidence and the unknowns

… 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 ⁽⁷⁾ …

… 27 Internal research by the social media giant found that Instagram worsened body image issues for one in three teenage girls and all teenage ⁽⁸⁾ …