It follows a file for the Scottish authorities, highlighting sleep disruption, frame photographs, and school pressures as contributory elements.
Ministers have now committed £ninety 000 to produce advice on the healthy use of social media.
A review of on-screen use and its effect on mental fitness has additionally been ordered.
Health Minister Clare Haughey said the authorities changed into dedicated to helping all young human beings “grow up in a cutting-edge Scotland with right intellectual wellness.”
‘Unrealistic expectations.’
She said: “We recognize that many young humans in Scotland, specifically girls, are unhappy with their bodily appearance and that high degrees of social media use can negatively affect intellectual health.
“We additionally realize that adolescent girls in Scotland report higher degrees of social media use than boys.
““Social media does have the capacity for use in an extremely high-quality manner. However, we want to make certain young humans are properly informed on how social media promotes unrealistic expectancies.”
Scottish Conservative mental fitness spokeswoman Annie Wells claimed younger human beings have to wait too long for assistance.
She said: “There’s no question that we need to help children cope with the pressures it [social media] brings, but the SNP have thus far failed to offer the support they want.
“Until we see that situation improve, we chance those youngsters having to face a lifetime of chaos and misery if those troubles are not addressed.”
