Instagramis the worst social media site in terms of its impact on the mental health of young people, a report has suggested.
The #StatusofMind survey found the photo-sharing app negatively impacted on people's body image, sleep and fear of missing out.
However, the survey of 1,479 youngsters aged 14 to 24, found Instagram was positive in terms of self-expression and self-identity.
Respondents were asked to score how each of the social media platforms they use impact upon issues such as anxiety, loneliness and community building.
The site with the most positive rating was YouTube, followed by Twitter. Facebook and Snapchat came third and fourth respectively.
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) report said: "The platforms that are supposed to help young people connect with each other may actually be fuelling a mental health crisis."
Recommendations included introducing pop-ups on sites such as Twitter and Facebook warning users about heavy usage - which the RSPH said was supported by seven in 10 people surveyed - and social media platforms discreetly signposting help to those potentially suffering from mental health issues.
sheeshhhhhh on April 10th, 2018 at 00:28 UTC »
It started to damage my mental health when the feed algorithm was no longer in chronological order.
baby_bomb_squad on April 9th, 2018 at 23:54 UTC »
Not surprising
This app gives people a ridiculous ego boast then makes them feel like a piece of shit
Even if you are good looking and rich you reach a point where you feel inadequate if your next post doesn't get as much attention as the last. Or maybe your caption isn't on point as you thought, or maybe that was the wrong angle, or maybe someone else posted the same thing...
orngbrry on April 9th, 2018 at 22:33 UTC »
The ads every 3rd picture alone could make anyone go crazy