Anxiety, Loneliness and Fear of Missing Out: The impact of social media on young people’s mental health

Source: Rhys Edmonds | Centre for Mental Health

The rapid growth of social media over the last decade has established an entirely new medium for human interaction. Online platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have allowed people in every corner of the world to be connected 24/7. By 2021, it is forecast that there will be around 3 billion active monthly users of social media. From the statistics alone, it’s clear that social media has become an integral (and to a large extent, unavoidable) part of our lives…

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