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Negative feelings about life are more common among teens on Instagram and TikTok

PsyPost · 2026-09-26
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A new survey of American teenagers suggests negative online experiences differ sharply by platform. Users of TikTok and Instagram report much higher rates of sleep disruption and negative social comparison than teenagers who use YouTube, and negative feelings about life are more common on those two apps.

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