FORTY-FOUR PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS BELIEVE SOCIAL MEDIA HAS DONE MORE TO INCREASE NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS AND STEREOTYPES ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH THAN TO REDUCE THEM. their relationship with social media.
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and millennial respondents( 39 %) are most likely to be constantly connected, compared to respondents from the Gen X( 25 %) and baby boomer( 14 %) generations.
• Over half( 57 %) of respondents identify with the term‘ chronically online,’ meaning they believe the term accurately describes
FORTY-FOUR PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS BELIEVE SOCIAL MEDIA HAS DONE MORE TO INCREASE NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS AND STEREOTYPES ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH THAN TO REDUCE THEM. their relationship with social media.
• More than one-in-five( 21 %) respondents report experiencing negative impacts on their mental health as a result of this constant online connectivity.
Although many are aware of the prevalence of mental health misinformation on social media, people still turn to these platforms for advice.
• More than half( 54 %) of respondents report seeing misinformation about mental health on social media at least weekly.
• Nearly one-quarter( 23 %) of respondents have sought mental health advice on social media. This jumps to 55 % for Gen Z and 30 % for millennial respondents.
• Nearly half( 45 %) of respondents have turned to social media for mental health advice for its convenience and immediacy.
Methodology
On behalf of LifeStance Health, Researchscape International conducted an online survey of 1,110 US adults aged 18 and older. The survey was fielded from Jan. 30 to Feb. 9, 2025. The credibility interval is plus or minus four percentage points for questions answered by all respondents. The data was weighted to the US population by nine demographic questions.
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