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Social Media Use Among Young People
With and Without Depressive Symptoms
In this section of the report, we explore the differences and similarities
in how young people report using and responding to social media,
based on whether or not they exhibit depressive symptoms as mea-
sured on the PHQ-8 depression scale. As discussed previously, we have
classified respondents into three groups for these analyses: those with
"no" depressive symptoms, those with "mild" symptoms, and those with
"moderate to severe" depressive symptoms. For clarity, we focus the
bulk of our discussion below on a comparison between those with
moderate to severe depressive symptoms and those with no symptoms;
data for those in the middle group ("mild" symptoms) are also included
in the tables. For simplicity, we occasionally refer to the group with no
symptoms as those "without depression" or those who "are not depressed."
Social Media Use and Mental Well-Being
Social Media Use Among Young People
With and Without Depressive Symptoms
