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- - - - young people who spend more than two hours a day on social
        networking sites are more likely to report psychological distress. [Article 1]
        
        more social networks a young adult uses, the more likely he or she is
        to report depression and anxiety [Article 1]
        
        Trying to navigate between different norms and friend networks on
        various platforms could be to blame [Article 1]
        
        Social media also appears to be stressing people out [Article 2]
        
        The more time they spent on it per day, the greater the association with anxiety symptoms and the greater likelihood of an anxiety disorder [Article 2]
        
        On lifestyle-focused sites like Instagram, a user may see a friend’s perfectly framed, glamorous photos and
        compare herself negatively [Article 1]
        
        feel depressed or negative emotions as a result, [Article 1]
      - strangers in your social network may have a negative impact on
        your self-esteem [Article 2]
        
        One recent study examined the links between Facebook use and wellbeing. “We found that the more you use Facebook over time, the more likely you are to experience negative physical health, negative mental health and negative life satisfaction,” [Article 2]
    - - Social media posts set unrealistic expectations and create feelings of inadequacy and low
        self-esteem [Article 1]
        
        This may explain why Instagram, where personal photos take center stage,
        received the worst scores for body image and anxiety [Article 1]
        
        As one survey respondent wrote, “Instagram easily makes girls and women feel as if their bodies aren’t good enough as people add filters and edit their pictures in order for them to look ‘perfect’." [Article 1]
    - - “Seeing friends constantly on holiday or
        enjoying nights out can make young people feel like they are missing out while others enjoy life, these feelings can promote a ‘compare and despair’ attitude.”
        [Article 1]