Teen MentalHealth& Social Media  

1/4 of Teens who use

social media for more

than 2 hours a day report

poor self-rated mental

health, psychological

distress, suicidal ideation

or unmet need for mental

health support. (1)

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53%OF TEENS

have seen peopleposting to social

media about eventsto which they were

not invited.

21%OF TEENS

report feeling worseabout their own life

because of what theysee from other friends

on social media.

(1)

(1)

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Various

health

bodies

recommend

children and

adolescents

limit their

screen time

to two

hours a day(8)

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40%of

teen

soc

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edia

use

rs r

epor

t fee

ling

pres

sure

to p

ost

only

con

tent

that m

akes th

em lo

ok g

ood

to o

ther

s. (1)

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of teens on socialmedia say theyfeel pressure topost content thatwill be popularand get lots ofcomments orlikes.

39%

(1)

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Teens mustensure the realsocial world

plays just as animportant part intheir lives as the

virtual socialworld.

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