U.S. and U.K. teens: negative feelings that started on Instagram 2019
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.