Are Smartphones Harming Teenagers?
The spread of smartphones has come with rising rates of depression in teenagers.
The spread of smartphones has come with increasing rates of depression in teenagers. Psychologists are debating whether too much time online and looking at screens is causing rising rates of obesity, depression and even suicide, or whether these problems are - for some reason - affecting all of society including teenagers.
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How will smartphone technology impact children in the future?
Duration: 00:45
Contributors:
Dr. Jean Twenge聽- Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University
Amy Orben聽-聽College Lecturer in Experimental Psychology at The Queen's College, Oxford University
Tanya Goodin聽- Founder of the digital detox consultancy Time to Log Off, and author of 'Off'
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