Teenage girls who report severe symptoms of depression are more likely than those without depression to say their lives would be better without social media, a new CommonSense survey found.
A new study from Common Sense Media surveyed the social media habits of teenage girls aged 11-15 and found that 38% of those surveyed expressed symptoms of depression, including 17% who said the symptoms were"moderate to severe."The survey found that the more acute the depressive symptoms, the more likely the respondents were to say their lives would improve if they did not have access to social media apps.
"This new report gives us an up-to-date, comprehensive road map to teen girls' online lives— as they see and experience them," Common Sense CEO and founder James Steyer said in the report."The findings reinforce what we've found over and over as we've undertaken this research: Teens who are already at risk or experiencing mental health challenges are also more likely to have negative experiences with social media.
For Instagram, 20% of teenage girls without depression said their lives would be worse without the app, while 7% said it would be better; 72% said not having the app would have no impact on their lives.
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