Does social media cause anxiety?

Formysociologyexperimentisstudiedthedifferenteffectsexcessivesocialmedia
usagehasondifferentageranges.Isurveyed30peopletotal,everyonefromtheages
of70to16mysurveyresultswerewhatIexpectedtosee.Myconclusionisthatmy
hypothesisiscorrect,socialmediadoescauseanxiety.

My evidence
Do you often feel anxious or uneasy when you havent checked
your social media sites for an hour or more?
13%ofpeoplesurveyedsaidyes
26%ofpeoplesaidthattheyrarelyfeltanxious
20%ofpeoplesaidthattheyneverfeltanxious

Do you often lose sleep because of social media?

13%ofpeoplesurveyedsaidyes
30%ofpeoplesurveyedsaidtheyrarelylostsleep
20%ofpeoplesurveyedsaidtheyneverlosesleep

If you hear a notification do you feel the need to check it

immediately or do you feel indifferent?
10%ofpeoplesaidthattheyneedtocheckitrightaway
36%ofpeoplesaiditdependedonthesituation
20%ofpeoplesaidthattheyfeltindifferent

Has social media ever made you felt insecure?

20%ofpeoplesaythatithasonlyhappenedacoupleoftimes
46%ofpeoplesaidthattheyhaveneverfeltinsecure

If you were never exposed to social media do you believe that

youd be more at ease?
3%ofpeoplesaythattheywouldbemoreatease
13%ofpeoplesaytheycouldusetimeawayfromsocialmedia
50%ofpeoplesaythatsocialmediadoesntcontroltheirlives

Do you feel more introverted because of social media?

3%ofpeoplesaidthattheyaremoreintrovertedbecauseofsocialmedia
6%ofpeoplesaythatsometimestheywouldratherstayhomeandlookattheir
newsfeed
56%ofpeoplesaythatsocialmediaisjustsomethingthattheydointheirdowntime
anditdoesntaffecttheirsociallife

Do you often feel that what you have isnt enough because of
things you see on social media? (clothes, makeup, ect.)
6%ofpeoplesaidthattheyneedthecoolnewthingsinordertofeelcompleteor
comfortable
40%ofpeoplesaidthatitwouldbecooltohavethemostcurrentthingsbuttheydonot
necessarilyneedthemtobehappy
73%ofpeoplesaidthattheyarehappywithwhattheyhavenomatterwhat

How many times do you feel you check your device(s) even
though there may not have been a notification?

3%ofpeoplesaythattheyfeeltheconstantneedtochecktheirdevice
80%ofpeoplesaythattheychecktheirdeviceonceortwiceiftheyrebored
20%ofpeoplesaythattheyhardlyeverchecktheirdevice