According to a March 2024 survey conducted in the United States, 32 percent of adults reported feeling that social media had neither a positive nor negative effect on their own mental health. Only seven percent of social media users said that online platforms had a very positive effect on their mental health, whilst the 12 percent of users said it had a very negative effect on them. Furthermore, 22 percent of respondents said social media had a somewhat negative effect on their mental health.
Share of adults in the United States on whether social media has more of a positive or negative effect on their own mental health as of March 2024
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YouGov. (March 13, 2024). Share of adults in the United States on whether social media has more of a positive or negative effect on their own mental health as of March 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369032/mental-health-social-media-effect-us-users/
YouGov. "Share of adults in the United States on whether social media has more of a positive or negative effect on their own mental health as of March 2024." Chart. March 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369032/mental-health-social-media-effect-us-users/
YouGov. (2024). Share of adults in the United States on whether social media has more of a positive or negative effect on their own mental health as of March 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369032/mental-health-social-media-effect-us-users/
YouGov. "Share of Adults in The United States on Whether Social Media Has More of a Positive or Negative Effect on Their Own Mental Health as of March 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369032/mental-health-social-media-effect-us-users/
YouGov, Share of adults in the United States on whether social media has more of a positive or negative effect on their own mental health as of March 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369032/mental-health-social-media-effect-us-users/ (last visited September 15, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States on whether social media has more of a positive or negative effect on their own mental health as of March 2024 [Graph], YouGov, March 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369032/mental-health-social-media-effect-us-users/
