The poll of 2,000 Gen Z Americans who use social media found Instagram (20%), TikTok (20%) and Facebook (13%) have all had a negative impact on their wellbeing.

Gen Z and Social Media Woes. Three in four Gen Zers are putting the blame on social media for having a negative impact on their mental health, according to a new study.. The poll of 2,000 Gen Z ...

Amid growing concerns about the impact of social media on young minds, 1 in 5 teens say it has negatively affected their mental health, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. The ...

Using social media platforms for long periods has little to no association with mental health indicators like depression, anxiety and stress, according to new research. However, another recently ...

Other key findings from the survey: More teens report spending too much time on social media: 45% of teens say they spend too much time on social media in our current survey, up from 36% in 2022.

For years, the research picture on how social media affects teen mental health has been murky. That is changing as scientists find new tools to answer the question.

More teens than parents say they’re not too or not at all worried about the state of teen mental health (23% vs. 11%). Social media (44%) and technology in general (14%) ranked highest as the ...

March 13, 2025 For teens, strong friendships outweigh impact of social media on mental health Adolescents with the strongest relationships are the most likely to have high levels of well-being ...

Just a 15-minute reduction in social media usage per day can have a positive impact on health and social well-being, according to a study published in the Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science.

Global social media use rates have nearly tripled1 with 95% of 13–27-year-olds using YouTube and other platforms such as TikTok (67%), Instagram (62%) and Snapchat (59%) and 35% of users doing so ...

New study challenges social media's mental health impact. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 11 / 241106132656.htm. Curtin University.