A 2023 survey found that 35 percent of adults in the United States felt that social media was completely responsible for an increase in depression among teenagers. Overall, one-third of respondents thought that social media platforms were mostly responsible. Just two percent of U.S. adults stated that social media was not at all responsible for an increase in depression among teens.
Share of adults in the United States who think that social media is responsible for the increase in depression among American teenagers as of February 2023
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YouGov. (February 23, 2023). Share of adults in the United States who think that social media is responsible for the increase in depression among American teenagers as of February 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369020/us-adults-social-media-responsible-for-increase-in-teen-depression/
YouGov. "Share of adults in the United States who think that social media is responsible for the increase in depression among American teenagers as of February 2023." Chart. February 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369020/us-adults-social-media-responsible-for-increase-in-teen-depression/
YouGov. (2023). Share of adults in the United States who think that social media is responsible for the increase in depression among American teenagers as of February 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369020/us-adults-social-media-responsible-for-increase-in-teen-depression/
YouGov. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Think That Social Media Is Responsible for The Increase in Depression among American Teenagers as of February 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369020/us-adults-social-media-responsible-for-increase-in-teen-depression/
YouGov, Share of adults in the United States who think that social media is responsible for the increase in depression among American teenagers as of February 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369020/us-adults-social-media-responsible-for-increase-in-teen-depression/ (last visited June 09, 2023)
Share of adults in the United States who think that social media is responsible for the increase in depression among American teenagers as of February 2023 [Graph], YouGov, February 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369020/us-adults-social-media-responsible-for-increase-in-teen-depression/