Kids Who Use Social Media vs. Those Who Don't

Overview

This project investigates how social media use affects teen sleep, focus, mood, and academic performance. The question researched in this project is "How does using social media affect kids compared to those who don't use it?" The hypothesis being that if kids use social media regularly, then they will have lower sleep quality, focus, confidence, happiness, and grades compared to kids who don't use social media. I surveyed two groups of students: social media users and non users. Each group reported their average sleep, focus, happiness, tiredness, and GPA. The data showed that social media users slept less, had lower focus, and had lower GPA's than non users. They also reported lower happiness and confidence. These results support research showing that social media can interfere with sleep and attention. This project shows how daily screen habits may impact teen well-being and school success. It also suggests that reducing social media use, especially before bed, could improve sleep and academic performance. This projects data can benefit parents and teachers by warning them about the affects of social media use, and helping them reduce social media use.

Competition history

• CSEF 2026 Behavioral & Social Sciences (Junior Division) · Entry J-03-06

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