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Social media probably is having some effect on teen mental health but the data don’t allow us to say anything definitive and a bunch of grifters are running around telling adults what they want to hear
Prof. Candice Odgers shares an excellent review of a controversial book that gets things wrong on an important topic. If you study or care about youth and adolescent health in the digital age, please give this one a read. #digitalwellbeing #adolescentmentalhealth www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Heard this woman on a podcast I usually enjoy recently, and she literally said that WE KNOW social media is the primary driver of increases in youth suicidal ideation because *nothing else* had significantly changed between *2011-2013* and has continued similarly since www.jeantwenge.com/about-jean/
About Jean - Dr. Jean Twengewww.jeantwenge.com Dr. Jean Twenge Jean M. Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, is the author of more than 180 scientific publications and books. Her books include: • Generations The Real Dif...
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Her about page has the unusual tidbit that she gives talks "based on a dataset of 39 million people." Which presents A LOT more questions.