An online survey conducted in 2019 asked teens in the United States and the United Kingdom about negative things they had felt in the last month that had had started as a result of using Instagram. Overall, 51 percent of U.S. teens and 39 percent of U.K. teens stated that wanting to create the perfect image had started on the social media platform. Over 40 percent of all teens that participated stated that the platform resulted in them not feeling attractive and feeling that they did not have enough money. In addition, seven to nine percent of teens reported that use of the platform evoked feelings of wanting to self-harm.
Negative feelings that originated after browsing Instagram according to teens in the United States and United Kingdom in 2019
Original question: In the past month, have you felt or experienced any of the following? Please select all that apply.
❏ Feeling down, sad, or depressed
❏ Feeling alone or lonely
❏ Feeling like you wanted to hurt yourself
❏ Feeling like you wanted to kill yourself
❏ Feeling like you’re not good enough
❏ Feeling like you’re not attractive
❏ Feeling like you have to create the perfect image
❏ Feeling like you have to be happy
❏ Feeling uncomfortable being honest about your emotions or feelings
❏ Feeling like you don’t have enough money to buy the things you think will make you fit in
❏ Feeling like you don’t have enough friends
❏ Feeling like your friends aren’t really your friends
❏ None of these
Of the things you've felt in the past month, did any of them start on Instagram? Please select all that apply.
The source did not provide an exact date of survey.
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Facebook. (October 1, 2019). Negative feelings that originated after browsing Instagram according to teens in the United States and United Kingdom in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280217/us-uk-teens-negative-feelings-instagram/
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Facebook. (2019). Negative feelings that originated after browsing Instagram according to teens in the United States and United Kingdom in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280217/us-uk-teens-negative-feelings-instagram/
Facebook. "Negative Feelings That Originated after Browsing Instagram According to Teens in The United States and United Kingdom in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280217/us-uk-teens-negative-feelings-instagram/
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Negative feelings that originated after browsing Instagram according to teens in the United States and United Kingdom in 2019 [Graph], Facebook, October 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280217/us-uk-teens-negative-feelings-instagram/