The three most popular social media platforms among teens are YouTube (used by 85% of teens, according to Pew Research Center’s 2018 survey), Instagram (72%) and SnapChat (69%). Also, young adults (age 18 to 25) have the highest incidence of mental illness of any adult age group: 25.8%, compared to 22.2% for ages 26 to 49, and 13.8% for ages 50 and up. The National Institute of Mental Health reports that the lifetime prevalence of any mental disorder among adolescents is 49.5%, and 22.2% of adolescents will suffer from a severe mental impairment in their lifetimes. In particular, social media can have a negative impact on teens who suffer from, or are susceptible to, mental illness. ![]() ![]() From the perspective of most teens and many parents and educators, this is good news: social media benefits adolescents and teens by helping them develop communication skills, make friends, pursue areas of interest, and share thoughts and ideas.Īs with every technology, there is a side that is not so good. According to the Pew Research Center, social media is “nearly ubiquitous” in the lives of teens. ![]() For nearly all teens in the U.S., social media is a fact of life.
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