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Specific Actions on Social Media
Most young people report posting their own content to social media far
less frequently than they check or scroll through other people's content.
Among social media users, 30% say they post their own content daily;
33% do so once a week to a few times a week; 30% do so less often
than once a week; and 7% say they never post their own content.
Among the specific actions young people say they "often" take on social
media are "liking" other people's posts (50% of social media users do
so 'often'), browsing other people's feeds without liking or commenting
on them (29% often do this), sending direct or private messages to
people (29%), commenting on other people's posts (17%), creating
and sharing original content (17%), sharing links to content created
by others (15%), posting selfies (11%), and deleting things they've
previously posted (7% often do this).
Table 10: Reported frequency of specific actions
on social media
Among 14- to 22-year-old social media users, percent
who say they "often"
Source: Hopelab/Well Being Trust Teens and Young Adults Survey,
February-March 2018. N=1,242 social media users ages 14-22.
"Like" other people's posts
Post on social media
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Comment on other people's posts
Create and share original content
Share links to content created by others
Post selfies
Delete things they previously posted
Browse people's social media without
liking or commenting on them
Send direct messages through
social media
50%
29%
29%
30%
17%
17%
15%
11%
7%
Social Media Use and Mental Well-Being
Social Media Use Among Teens and Young Adults
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Percent who do this "daily"
