U.S. and U.K. teens: Instagram and mental health 2019
An online survey conducted in 2019 asked teens in the United States and the United Kingdom how Instagram had affected the way they feel about themselves and their mental health. Overall, 41 percent of U.S. teens and 46 percent of U.K. teens said that the social media platform had no effect on they way they felt about themselves. However, between twelve and 23 percent of teens said that the platform made them feel somewhat worse and between two and three percent of respondents stated that it had made them feel much worse.
