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Hopelab & Well Being Trust 67 Positive and Negative Experiences and Reactions to Social Media, by Depressive Symptoms Response from others. Most respondents, regardless of level of depres- sive symptoms, are more likely to report that they frequently receive positive comments than they are to report frequently receiving negative comments on social media. For example, 24% of social media users with moderate to severe depressive symptoms say they "often" get positive comments and just 5% say they "often" get negative comments. When we add in the percent who say they "sometimes" get positive or negative comments on social media, youth with moderate to severe depressive symptoms are still nearly twice as likely to report getting positive than negative comments. However, this positive tilt is less strong for these young people than it is for those without depressive symptoms: those with moderate to severe depressive symptoms are less likely to report getting positive comments and more likely to report getting negative comments on social media than their non-depressed peers. Seventy-three percent of young people with moderate to severe depressive symptoms say they "often" or "sometimes" get positive comments, compared to 89% of those who have no depressive symp- toms. And 38% of them often or sometimes get negative comments from others, compared to 17% of non-depressed youth. Table 14: Active v. passive social media use, by depressive symptoms Among 14- to 22-year-old social media users None Mild Moderate to severe Get positive comments from others Get negative comments from others Post but get hardly any comments or likes Often Often Often Often/Sometimes Often/Sometimes Often/Sometimes Been "trolled" by someone Deleted an account after a personal conflict "Stalked" someone 37% 1%ª 7%ª 89%ª 17%ª 43%ª 14%ª 10%ª 16%ª 33% 6% b 8%ª 78% b 35% b 64% b 35% b 23% b 19% 24% 5% 29% b 73% b 38% b 71% b 31% b 30% b 31% b Percent who often/sometimes: Percent who have ever: Source: Hopelab/Well Being Trust Teens and Young Adults Survey, February-March 2018. N=1,242 social media users ages 14-22. Note: Superscripts are used to denote statistical significance across rows at p<.05. Items with no superscripts, and items that share a common superscript, are not significantly different. Social Media Use and Mental Well-Being Social Media Use Among Young People With and Without Depressive Symptoms Depressive symptoms

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