{"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":[5,8,8,9,7,7,6,5,5,5,4,5,6,2,4,6,7,6,6,7,7,2,3,3,2,2,"na",1],"name":"Very Negative"},{"data":[24,37,34,29,31,30,29,29,29,29,28,26,24,27,26,24,22,21,19,17,17,19,13,13,11,8,5,4],"name":"Rather Negative"},{"data":[30,30,33,32,31,39,34,33,34,37,39,24,31,30,35,41,32,25,27,22,33,25,18,23,32,23,14,16],"name":"Neither"},{"data":[26,17,18,21,22,16,20,23,23,18,23,27,24,30,26,18,23,28,32,31,30,37,45,36,36,40,46,29],"name":"Rather Positive"},{"data":[14,7,6,8,7,7,10,9,8,10,5,17,14,7,8,9,15,19,16,23,12,15,20,24,17,27,35,50],"name":"Very Positive"},{"data":[1,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,2,"na","na","na"],"name":"Don't Know"}],"_data":[["\ufeffCategory","Very Negative","Rather Negative","Neither","Rather Positive","Very Positive","Don't Know"],["EU",5,24,30,26,14,1],["Czechia",8,37,30,17,7,1],["France",8,34,33,18,6,1],["Poland",9,29,32,21,8,1],["Sweden",7,31,31,22,7,2],["Spain",7,30,39,16,7,1],["Germany",6,29,34,20,10,1],["Bulgaria",5,29,33,23,9,1],["Portugal",5,29,34,23,8,1],["Romania",5,29,37,18,10,1],["Italy",4,28,39,23,5,1],["Austria",5,26,24,27,17,1],["Ireland",6,24,31,24,14,1],["Netherlands",2,27,30,30,7,3],["Belgium",4,26,35,26,8,1],["Hungary",6,24,41,18,9,2],["Slovakia",7,22,32,23,15,1],["Lithuania",6,21,25,28,19,1],["Greece",6,19,27,32,16,1],["Slovenia",7,17,22,31,23,1],["Croatia",7,17,33,30,12,1],["Finland",2,19,25,37,15,2],["Estonia",3,13,18,45,20,1],["Latvia",3,13,23,36,24,1],["Denmark",2,11,32,36,17,2],["Luxembourg",2,8,23,40,27,"na"],["Cyprus","na",5,14,46,35,"na"],["Malta",1,4,16,29,50,"na"]],"labels":{"values":["EU","Czechia","France","Poland","Sweden","Spain","Germany","Bulgaria","Portugal","Romania","Italy","Austria","Ireland","Netherlands","Belgium","Hungary","Slovakia","Lithuania","Greece","Slovenia","Croatia","Finland","Estonia","Latvia","Denmark","Luxembourg","Cyprus","Malta"]},"metadata":{"link":"https:\/\/europa.eu\/eurobarometer\/surveys\/detail\/3686","type":"","unit":"Percent (%)","year":"2026","title":"Youth Perception of Screen Impact (aged 13-18)","topic":"Harms and Wellbeing","method":"survey (26297 adolescents and 12750 parents)","source":"Eurostat, Flash Eurobarometer, Impact of excessive screen time and social media on young people\u2019s mental health, April 2026","sub_topic":"","chart_number":"108.0","geographical":"European Union"},"description":"This chart from the 2026 Flash Eurobarometer 'Impact of excessive screen time and social media on young people\u2019s mental health' survey illustrates a significant 'digital divergence' across the European Union, showing how adolescents (aged 13\u201318) perceive the impact of screens on their peers' lives. On average, European youth are slightly positive, with 40% reporting a positive impact and 29% a negative one. However, these figures mask extreme geographic disparities in technological trust.\r\nA significant regional trend emerges between the Mediterranean and Baltic states and Central and Western Europe. Malta (79% positive) and Cyprus (81% positive) have the most optimistic attitudes towards technology in the European Union, with 50% of Maltese young people describing the impact as \"very positive\". In stark contrast, a 'precautionary sentiment' dominates in the Czech Republic (45% negative) and France (42% negative), where nearly half of the youth population views screen time as harmful to their generation."}