Stats
Percentage of teens who have social media.
What is 90%?
True or False: Cyberbullying stops during adulthood.
False. Cyberbullying occurs across all age groups, not just among minors.
This can result in loosing sleep, depression, anxiety, low self esteem.
This action is recommended if you see mean comments about someone online.
What is reporting/blocking/telling a trusted adult?
This is what happens when you become dependent on social media.
What is addiction to social media?
Percent of teens with the highest social media use rate that say their overall mental health is very bad.
What is 41%?
True or False: Heavy multitasking with social media reduces the ability to concentrate
True. Research shows heavy users show less ability to concentrate and remember things.
A side effect of social media where people feel the need to judge themselves based on what other people post.
What is comparison/comparing yourself to others?
This is the recommended amount of time to stay off devices before sleep.
What is 30–60 minutes?
This can happen if there is lots of comparison between yourself and others online, its also known as feeling bad about yourself.
What is low self esteem?
The percentage of teens that say they spend 5 or more hours a day on social media.
What is 37%?
True or False: The "Fear of Missing Out" (FoMO) is unrelated to how often a person checks their social media accounts.
Answer: False. FoMO is a major driver of compulsive, habitual, and mindless social media checking.
This type of bullying happens online or through text messages and can lead to anxiety.
What is cyberbullying?
This is considered high usage of social media.
What is over three hours?
This can happen if people spend too much time sitting on their phone or "bed rotting".
The amount of hours that a U.S. teen spends on their phone in a week on average.
What is 33 hours per week?
True or False: Mindfulness can help moderate the negative emotions that arise when people do not get enough "likes" on their posts
True. Increased mindfulness helps reduce the anxiety associated with self-presentation and feedback on social media.
A side effect of social media where people have a phobia of not being there for fun events they see on social media.
What is FOMO (fear of missing out)?
This can be harmful to your sleep schedule if done very often.
What is scrolling before bed?
Something that social media does that may lead to loss of time for school, work, or chores.
How many notifications does an average teen get in a day?
what is over 237 notifications in a day?
True or False: The number of men and women who use social media is about equal.
True. Approximately 50.2% of internet users are women, and 49.8% are men.
This can be an issue of you share too much information with untrusted people on social media.
What is cybersecurity?
This can help make sure that only your friends can view what you post.
What is a private account?
This is a side effect of social media that comes when a person stops spending time with other people/friends that can be a harmful habit.