"71% of teens in US use Instagram... However, IG is perceived as worse for mental health compared to other social media sites like Snap, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube."

"In a survey with over 22000 Instagram users across United States, India, Japan, Indonesia, Brazil and Turkey, we found that at least 1 in 2 users had experienced at least one mental health related issue in the last 30 days... We found that social comparison, SSI, loneliness and problematic social media use especially stand out above other issues when looking at the reach and intensity of issue, expectation of support from Instagram for them and the extent to which we make them worse." "71% of teens in US use Instagram, the second highest use social network, preceded only by Snapchat. However, IG is perceived as worse for mental health compared to other social media sites like Snap, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube. According to a survey of 1500 young adults, Instagram was ranked as the worst social media app (compared to Snap, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube) for mental health and well being, particularly for its impacts on anxiety and depression." "Younger users on Instagram (age 24 and below) also demonstrate lower well-being than older users. More specifically they demonstrate greater depression, loneliness and negative affect." "Additionally, exposure to non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) content may increase risks in engaging in these behaviors and consuming NSSI content online can trigger offline NSSI behaviors. Instagram is particularly susceptible to this as it allows for use of anonymous identities and hashtags and is a visual medium."