Public Report

What Figure 12 shows: More than a quarter of teens (26%) feel obliged to always be available on social media. Almost half of teens (47%) are not bothered by this feeling.

Figure 12 – Availability stress on social media among teens

What further stands out:

Girls (30%) feel more obliged to always be available on social media than boys (21%). There are no major differences between age groups in their experience to always be available on social media.

Boy (14): “Yes, you do get the feeling that you always have to reply to your friends. Why else would you be on your phone? And since you're always on Snapchat anyway, responding is easy.”

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