Public Report

Availability stress

Teens experience little stress due to their social media use, especially compared to other causes of stress, such as school/homework and everything else they have to do. The relatively low 'social media stress' may be due to the fact that teens have the idea that they can choose to use social media themselves, while stress causes such as school/homework and everything they have to do are imposed on them, by their school, parents or family. However, the ubiquity of social media can make teens feel like they always need to be available and respond to messages immediately. And that is also a form of stress, which is called availability stress. How often do teens experience such stress? 4