Source: Social media and mental health: The impact on Gen Z | McKinsey

• More than 50 percent of all age groups surveyed in the article cited self-expression and social connectivity as positives from social media.
• Female Gen Zers were almost twice as likely to report poor mental health when compared with their male counterparts (21 percent versus 13 percent, respectively).
• More than 75 percent of respondents in all age groups said they use and check social media sites at least ten minutes a day.
• Negative effects seem to be greatest for younger generations, with particularly pronounced impacts for Gen Zers who spend more than two hours a day on social media and Gen Zers with poor mental health.