According to a survey conducted between April and May 2023 among TikTok users in the United States, 77.7 percent of Generation Z users reported feeling that TikTok was addictive. In comparison, around 72 percent of Gen X respondents felt the same. Millennials were the demographic reporting the highest number of TikTok users feeling negative mental health effects of the platform, with 37.3 percent of respondents reporting having experienced such effects.
TikTok effects on mental health and digital addiction concerns among users in the United States as of May 2023, by generation
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SurfShark. (August 1, 2023). TikTok effects on mental health and digital addiction concerns among users in the United States as of May 2023, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409808/tiktok-us-opinions-mental-health-effects-by-generation/
SurfShark. "TikTok effects on mental health and digital addiction concerns among users in the United States as of May 2023, by generation." Chart. August 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409808/tiktok-us-opinions-mental-health-effects-by-generation/
SurfShark. (2023). TikTok effects on mental health and digital addiction concerns among users in the United States as of May 2023, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409808/tiktok-us-opinions-mental-health-effects-by-generation/
SurfShark. "Tiktok Effects on Mental Health and Digital Addiction Concerns among Users in The United States as of May 2023, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409808/tiktok-us-opinions-mental-health-effects-by-generation/
SurfShark, TikTok effects on mental health and digital addiction concerns among users in the United States as of May 2023, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409808/tiktok-us-opinions-mental-health-effects-by-generation/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
TikTok effects on mental health and digital addiction concerns among users in the United States as of May 2023, by generation [Graph], SurfShark, August 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409808/tiktok-us-opinions-mental-health-effects-by-generation/