Youth · United States
Pew Research Center: teens, social media, and mental health
Nearly half of U.S. teens say social media is bad for people their age — and many are cutting back.
Pew Research's survey finds nearly half of U.S. teens believe social media is bad for people their age, and that significant shares are cutting back their own usage. Parents are even more likely to identify platforms as primary mental health influences.
The report is one of the most cited recent data sources in the U.S. teen-and-tech debate.
Read the full Pew report for the breakdowns and methodology.
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