"SM has a negative impact when it magnifies their insecurities, e.g., comparing themselves to others physically and socially; teens also express feeling addicted to it and being bullied"

"However, SM has a negative impact when it magnifies their insecurities, e.g., comparing themselves to others physically and socially; teens also express feeling addicted to it and being bullied" "Pressure to Look Perfect 'I feel I compare my life to others so if someone appears to have a good life I start feeling down about mine.' – Female 13-15" "Inauthentic 'I believe that social media causes me to live life less in the moment and more digital. It makes me sad.' – Female 16-18" "App Addiction 'I am addicted to it, it takes away time from other things I should be doing at times.' – Female 16-18" "Fear of Missing Out 'It makes me see things I wish I had and see people I wish I could be like and I'm only me and it makes me sad because people have fun all the time and I don't.' – Male 13-15" "Bullying 'A while back I got social media but I got bullied on it by my friends as they said mean things in a group chat but I couldn't do anything about it.' – Female 13-15" "Q5b: Why do you say that social media has had [pipe: pQ5] on your life? US: Teens who believe SM has a positive impact (n=743); Believe SM has had a negative impact (n=70)"