When asked to select the factors that have a negative impact on their “day‐to‐day mental well‐being,” more teenagers selected “weight, fitness level, general health, or body image” than any other category, including social media, racial violence and associated trauma or financial struggles. Even broken down by gender, it was the No. 1 concern for girls and the No. 2 concern for boys, after social media.
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