This statistic shows the leading reasons why teenagers in the United States feel that social media has a mostly negative effect on people their own age as of April 2018. The findings show that 27 percent of surveyed U.S. teens feel that the most negative effect of social people on people their age is bullying and/or rumor spreading.
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Pew Research Center. (May 31, 2018). Leading reasons why teenagers in the United States feel that social media has a mostly negative effect on people their own age as of April 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/207489/teenagers-personal-experiences-on-social-media-websites/
Pew Research Center. "Leading reasons why teenagers in the United States feel that social media has a mostly negative effect on people their own age as of April 2018." Chart. May 31, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/207489/teenagers-personal-experiences-on-social-media-websites/
Pew Research Center. (2018). Leading reasons why teenagers in the United States feel that social media has a mostly negative effect on people their own age as of April 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/207489/teenagers-personal-experiences-on-social-media-websites/
Pew Research Center. "Leading Reasons Why Teenagers in The United States Feel That Social Media Has a Mostly Negative Effect on People Their Own Age as of April 2018." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 May 2018, /statistics/207489/teenagers-personal-experiences-on-social-media-websites/
Pew Research Center, Leading reasons why teenagers in the United States feel that social media has a mostly negative effect on people their own age as of April 2018 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/207489/teenagers-personal-experiences-on-social-media-websites/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Leading reasons why teenagers in the United States feel that social media has a mostly negative effect on people their own age as of April 2018 [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/207489/teenagers-personal-experiences-on-social-media-websites/
