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The Data

Noteworthy data included how at least 72% of surveyors express feeling a sense of loneliness, anxiety, and self doubt, as well as 62% expressing a sense of depression.  As well as almost 80% of those surveyed rating the severity of those emotions to be 3 or above on a 1-5 scale. 

However, 70% of people say that social media either neutrally impacts their mental health of positively impacts their mental health when asked about their depression and anxiety. On a scale from one to five, with 3 being neutral, only 20% of people rated the impact of social media at a four or above.

Interestingly 76% of surveyors expressed a satisfaction of life 3 and above. Most surveyors also expressed their main reason for using social media being to connect with friends. Through a lot of people agreed they would probably be more productive if they didn’t spend as much time on social media. Overall most people felt that social media communication had a positive of neutral impact on their mental wellbeing.