{"source":{"name":"Evidence Hub on Social Media Ban for Kids - A project by the Lisbon Council","url":"https:\/\/socialmediaban.lisboncouncil.net","license":"Creative Common CC-BY 4.0 International"},"data":[{"data":[47,60,35],"name":"Depression"},{"data":[53,65,41],"name":"Anxiety"}],"_data":[["Category","Depression","Anxiety"],["Total",47,53],["Female",60,65],["Male",35,41]],"labels":{"values":["Total","Female","Male"]},"metadata":{"link":"https:\/\/publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu\/repository\/handle\/JRC141047","type":"","unit":"Percent (%)","year":"2022","title":"Mental Health in 15-Year-Olds by Gender (2022)","topic":"Harms and Wellbeing","method":"2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) - PISA 2022 survey well being module (Hungary, Ireland, Slovenia and Spain)","source":"Social media usage and adolescents\u2019 mental health in the EU, JRC, 2025","sub_topic":"","chart_number":"47","geographical":"European Union"},"description":"The chart shows the share of 15-year-olds experiencing poor mental health, specifically symptoms of depression and anxiety, disaggregated by gender. In 2022, nearly half of all adolescents (47%) report symptoms of depression and over half (53%) struggle with anxiety. Female adolescents report higher rates of mental health struggles, with 60% experiencing depression and 65% experiencing anxiety."}