Infographic: How adolescents interact with close friends

• Mainly saw their friends face-to-face
• age 14–15 - 64%
• age 16–17 - 55%
• Mainly interacted with friends using electronic devices
• age 14–15 - 5%
• age 16–17 - 7%
• Did both equally
• age 14–15 - 31%
• age 16–17 - 39%

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Figure 1: Interaction with close friends at age 16–17 by subgroup

Anxiety

• Elevated symptoms
• Mainly face-to-face - 47.3%
• Both equally - 42.2%
• Mainly via devices - 10.5%
• No elevated symptoms
• Mainly face-to-face - 56.2%
• Both equally - 37.7%
• Mainly via devices - 6.1%

Depression

• Elevated symptoms
• Mainly face-to-face - 48.5%
• Both equally - 43.0%
• Mainly via devices - 8.6%
• No elevated symptoms
• Mainly face-to-face - 58.6%
• Both equally - 35.6%
• Mainly via devices - 5.8%

Autism

• Autism
• Mainly face-to-face - 49.7%
• Both equally - 34.4%
• Mainly via devices - 15.9%

• No autism
• Mainly face-to-face - 55.0%
• Both equally - 39.0%
• Mainly via devices - 6.0%

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Infographic - How comfortable do adolescents feel online?

It's easier to be myself online

• Male
• agree - 15%
• disagree - 51%
• Female
• agree - 14%
• disagree - 53%
• All
• agree - 15%
• disagree - 52%

During difficult times, I go online less often

• Male
• agree - 26%
• disagree - 36%
• Female
• agree - 36%
• disagree - 26%
• All
• agree - 31%
• disagree - 31%

During difficult times, going online makes me feel better

• Male
• agree - 26%
• disagree - 33%
• Female
• agree - 20%
• disagree - 42%
• All
• agree - 23%
• disagree - 37%

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Figure 2: Level of agreement with statements about 'being online' by specific groups of adolescents

It's easier to be myself online

• All adolescents
• disagree - 52.0%
• agree - 14.5%
• Autism
• Yes:
• disagree - 36.1%,
• agree - 26.3%
• No
• disagree - 53.4%
• agree - 14.0%
• Anxiety symptoms
• Elevated: disagree 38.1%, agree 24.3%
• Not elevated: disagree 55.1%, agree 12.3%
• Depressive symptoms
• Elevated: disagree 43.6%, agree 20.3%
• Not elevated: disagree 57.9%, agree 10.3%

During difficult times, going online makes me feel better

• All adolescents:
• disagree - 37.3%,
• agree - 14.5%
• Autism
• Yes
• disagree - 28.7%
• agree - 48.3%
• No
• disagree - 37.4%
• agree - 21.3%
• Anxiety symptoms
• Elevated
• disagree 38.3%
• agree 28.0%
• Not elevated
• disagree - 37.1%
• agree - 21.8%
• Depressive symptoms
• Elevated
• disagree - 36.7%
• agree - 27.4%
• Not elevated
• disagree - 38.0%
• agree - 19.6%

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Figure 3: Frequency of use of social networking sites by sex between ages 12-13 and 16-17

Almost daily

• Males
• age 12–13 (2012) - 28%
• age 14–15 (2014) - 57%
• age 16–17 (2016) - 78%
• Females
• age 12–13 (2012) - 41%
• age 14–15 (2014) - 73%
• age 16–17 (2016) - 87%

Once/twice per week

• Males
• age 12–13 (2012) - 19%
• age 14–15 (2014) - 18%
• age 16–17 (2016) - 11%
• Females
• age 12–13 (2012) - 18%
• age 14–15 (2014) - 14%
• age 16–17 (2016) - 8%

Less often/never

• Males
• age 12–13 (2012) - 53%
• age 14–15 (2014) - 24%
• age 16–17 (2016) - 11%
• Females
• age 12–13 (2012) - 40%
• age 14–15 (2014) - 13%
• age 16–17 (2016) - 5%

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Figure 4: Mean trajectories of elevated depressive symptoms by frequency of SNS use from ages 12-13 to 16-17

Almost daily

• age 12–13 (2012) - 18.5%
• age 14–15 (2014) - 27.4%
• age 16–17 (2016) - 39.5%

Once/twice per week

• age 12–13 (2012) - 18.4%
• age 14–15 (2014) - 20.9%
• age 16–17 (2016) - 34.2%

Less often/never

• age 12–13 (2012) - 17.5%
• age 14–15 (2014) - 17.1
• age 16–17 (2016) - 27.8%

Total sample

• age 12–13 (2012) - 18.3%
• age 14–15 (2014) - 24.0%
• age 16–17 (2016) - 35.8%

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Figure 5: Predicted percentage of adolescents with mental health problems by experiences of cyberbullying (age 16–17)

Elevated depressive symptoms

• Victim of cyberbullying - 46.2%
• Non-victim of cyberbullying - 33.3%

Elevated anxiety symptoms

• Victim of cyberbullying - 21.8%
• No cyberbullying - 14.7%

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