41% of US teenagers and 43% of UK teenagers said the feeling that they weren't attractive started on Instagram. 6% of US teenagers and 13% of UK teenagers said that the desire to kill themselves started on Instagram.
"The perfect image, feeling attractive, and having enough money are the most likely to have started on Instagram"
[Started on Instagram, US n = 565; UK n = 557]:
• Have to create the perfect image: US "39%", UK "51%"
• Not attractive: US "41%", UK "43%"
• Don't have enough money: US "42%", UK "42%"
• Don't have enough friends: US "32%", UK "33%"
• Not good enough: US "24%", UK "29%"
• Friends aren't really their friends: US "24%", UK "25%"
• Have to be happy: US "17%", UK "27%"
• Alone or lonely: US "21%", UK "18%"
• Down, sad, or depressed: US "10%", UK "13%"
• Can't be honest about their: US "8%", UK "13%"
• Wanted to kill themselves: US "6%", UK "13%"
• Wanted to hurt themselves: US "9%", UK "7%"
"Of the things you've felt in the past month, did any of them start on Instagram? Please select all that apply"