Does Instagram Impact Young Adults’ Mental Health?
myfollowers.com.au The statistics regarding teenage use of social media are frankly staggering. Some studies indicate that teens and young adults spend up to nine hours every day scrolling through various newsfeeds, messaging friends, watching videos, and commenting. In other words, when teens aren’t in school or sleeping, they’re looking at their phones. Oftentimes, they’ll double up on screen time, doing homework or watching TV on one screen while connecting on social media. As a result of all this time connecting in a digital world, studies indicate that it can have a profound impact on mental health. This is particularly true for teenagers as they’re in a very sensitive time of their lives. Shaking off bad vibes on social media is harder for them when compared with an adult whose rational thinking part of the brain has fully developed. The most popular social media platforms for teens include Snapchat, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram. Nearly three quarters of teens have