A survey conducted in 2022 found that 45 percent of teen girls in the United States felt overwhelmed by the drama they witnessed on social media. About one-third of teen girls said they felt pressure to post content that would get a lot of comments or likes. In general, teen girls in the United States reported having more negative feelings about using social media than boys.
Share of teenagers in the United States on how social media content makes them feel as of May 2022, by gender
Characteristic
Boys
Girls
Overwhelmed because of all the drama
32%
45%
Like their friends are leaving them out of things
24%
37%
Pressure to post content that will get lots of comments or likes
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Pew Research Center. (November 16, 2022). Share of teenagers in the United States on how social media content makes them feel as of May 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422691/us-teens-social-media-content-feelings/
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