HK youths feel ‘despair’ if they don’t have something to post on social media, study suggests

Further analysis showed secondary school pupils tended to experience more negative psychological effects from staying longer on, or using more of, social media.

Nearly half of Hong Kong youngsters feel “despair” if they do not have anything to post on social media, while a tenth want to break into the ranks of popular online influencers, a first-of-its-kind survey has suggested.

The poll of 2,045 local adolescents, aged between eight and 19, also found that 43% of the young people spent more than three hours a day on social media, with 9% spending at least 10 hours a day.