Just an hour a day on social media is likely to reduce the chances of a child being completely happy by nearly 15 per cent.
A new study has found that children who spend more time on social media feel less happy about their lives.
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have discovered that children who spend more time on apps like Facebook, Snapchat and WhatsApp are likely to feel less satisfied with all aspects
of their lives - including their school work, appearance, and family, according to Daily Mail.
Girls were found to be more adversely affected then boys about their appearance, whereas boys were found to be less happy with their friendships.
Philip Powell, who helped conduct the research, told the Observer: "Our finding show that social media use can be detrimental on average to young people and this is consistent with a number of findings in previous studies.
"We can't say any social media is bad but we can say that the more social media children use, the higher the likelihood that they will be dissatisfied with different domains of their life and their life overall."