Nearly Half Of Gen Zers Blame Social Media For Negative Impact On Their Mental Health

Three in four Gen Zers are pointing fingers at social media for the negative impact on their mental health. According to a new study, a poll of 2,000 Gen Z-aged Americans who use social media found that Instagram (20%), TikTok (20%) and Facebook (13%) all have adverse impacts on their wellbeing. Although many have said the reasons they use social media are tied to boredom (66%), wanting to laugh (59%), being in the know on what’s going on in the world (49%) or checking up on friends (44%), nearly half (49%) of Gen Zers said they feel some sort of negative emotions as a result such as stress and anxiety (30%). (SwnsDigital)