Young people with mental health conditions use social media differently

Adolescents with internalising conditions differed from their peers not only in how much they used social media, but also in how they experienced it, engaging more with social comparison and being more affected by feedback.

Adolescents with mental health conditions spend more time on social media and engage with it differently, especially those with internalising conditions like anxiety or eating disorders. Let’s avoid thinking of ‘mental health’ as one category when it comes to young people’s lives on social media.

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