Are effects bigger for young women?

Yes, the effects of social media deactivation are indeed larger for young women, particularly regarding Instagram. The study reports that for Instagram deactivation, the improvement in emotional state is mainly driven by women aged 18-24, with a significant improvement of 0.111 standard deviations (p = 0.002). In contrast, effects for other age and gender groups were less than half as large and not statistically significant. This indicates a specific impact of Instagram on the emotional state of younger women compared to other demographics, suggesting heightened sensitivity to social media among this group^[1].