Contrary to popular belief, a well-balanced lifestyle may have a bigger effect than social media on teenage girls’ mental well health. Healthy relationships and enough sleep look to be bigger factors that impact teenage mental well-being than the assumed effects of social media. These were found to be consistent protective factors for positive psychological health across adolescence, with social media usage having one of the smallest effects of all the factors examined, according to a report commissioned by the UK’s Department for Education. Bullying (including online bullying) had an association with psychological health that was eight times larger than social media usage. Although reports on measures of the state of young peoples’ well-being are new with Teresa May committing to publish annual reports since 2018, the Office for National Statistics has looked at life satisfaction, feelings of worth and general happiness since 2012.
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