AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce The statistics are in and it’s proven, time spent on Social Media, impacts our mental health negatively. Since Covid, many have not reintegrated into society. Nothing beats being social and forming meaningful relationships. Plus, depending on your Social Media usage, you can be caught up in an unhealthy browsing pattern and esker reality. Our young people are vulnerable.

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www.theguardian.com/media/2023/apr/28/social-media-mental-health-gen-z

Some 42,000 respondents in 26 countries across continents were surveyed about the four dimensions of health: mental, physical, social and spiritual. Gen Zers ranked worst across all of these categories.

Millennials were next, followed by Gen Xers and baby boomers. One in seven baby boomers said their mental health has declined over the past three years, compared with one in four Gen Z respondents.

Although millennials reported being more active on social media – 32% said they posted at least once a day – Gen Z spends the most amount of time on the apps, but more passively. The study shows that 35% of Gen Z respondents spend over two hours on social media daily compared with 24% of millennials and 14% of baby boomers.

Studies have shown that passive social media use, like endlessly scrolling on TikTok or Instagram, could be linked with declines in wellbeing over time. The negative impact of social media increases substantially for younger ages overall.

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