Opinion | Are Smartphones and Social Media Driving a Teen Mental Heath Crisis?
The evidence reveals a more complicated reality than the conventional wisdom would have you believe.
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The evidence reveals a more complicated reality than the conventional wisdom would have you believe.
These three female students felt like social media was paramount to them leaving university - not only because it made them want to keep up a facade of perfection, but because it felt them feeling isolated and lonely.
Two major problems with a review in Nature
Social media is an easy target for society's woes, but there is little hard evidence for its link with bad mental health, writes Matthew Lesh.
Recent studies suggest a causal link between teen social media use and reduced well-being. Now, some researchers are looking into possible mechanisms.