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32%
32% -- share of children and teens citing social media as mental health cause for US children and teenagers (2026)
32% of US children and teenagers identify social media, technology, and screen time as one of the main causes of today's mental health challenges.
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32%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Common Sense Media
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Tier B
https://bitdefender.in/why-parenting-feels-harder-than-ever/ ↗
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Why Parenting Feels Harder Than Ever: Digital Safety Guide for Families
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Common Sense Media
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US children and teenagers: 32% share of children and teens citing social media as mental health cause. Source: Common Sense Media (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/teens-social-media-mental-health-cause-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/teens-social-media-mental-health-cause-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>32%</strong> -- share of children and teens citing social media as mental health cause for US children and teenagers<br><small>Source: Common Sense Media (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/teens-social-media-mental-health-cause-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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