This statistic shows the leading reasons why teenagers in the United States feel that social media has a mostly positive effect on people their own age as of April 2018. The findings show that 40 percent of surveyed U.S. teens feel that the most positive effect of social people on people their age is connecting with friends and/or family.
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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 positive effect on people their own age as of April 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/234570/perceived-effect-of-social-media-on-the-emotional-well-being-of-us-teens/
Pew Research Center. "Leading reasons why teenagers in the United States feel that social media has a mostly positive effect on people their own age as of April 2018." Chart. May 31, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/234570/perceived-effect-of-social-media-on-the-emotional-well-being-of-us-teens/
Pew Research Center. (2018). Leading reasons why teenagers in the United States feel that social media has a mostly positive effect on people their own age as of April 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/234570/perceived-effect-of-social-media-on-the-emotional-well-being-of-us-teens/
Pew Research Center. "Leading Reasons Why Teenagers in The United States Feel That Social Media Has a Mostly Positive Effect on People Their Own Age as of April 2018." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 May 2018, /statistics/234570/perceived-effect-of-social-media-on-the-emotional-well-being-of-us-teens/
Pew Research Center, Leading reasons why teenagers in the United States feel that social media has a mostly positive effect on people their own age as of April 2018 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/234570/perceived-effect-of-social-media-on-the-emotional-well-being-of-us-teens/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Leading reasons why teenagers in the United States feel that social media has a mostly positive effect on people their own age as of April 2018 [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/234570/perceived-effect-of-social-media-on-the-emotional-well-being-of-us-teens/
