Feeling depressed lately? You may want to stay off social media. Instagram is the most damaging social media app when it comes to young people’s mental health, according to new research.
The photo-sharing app, which is owned by Facebook and currently has 700 million users worldwide, is the social media platform that’s most likely to cause depression, anxiety, and loneliness among young people, according to a U.K.-wide study by the Royal Society for Public Health (RPSH) released on Friday, May 19.
The survey via the Young Health Movement was conducted on 1,5000 people, ages 14 to 24. The RPSH discovered that their mental health plummeted when frequenting Instagram. It resulted in depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, body image issues, and sleep problems.
Snapchat, the popular photo messaging app, was another close contender. It makes young people feel often left out or bullied by their peers.
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