These correlations are mediated through several factors, including social media access, cyberbullying, disrupted sleep, and poor family relationships
Funny how 3 items are very specific, but it is not stated what about social media is so harmful?
Also as Lembot_0004 state, I think targeted advertising could be a big factor, and in EU and many countries that’s illegal to do against children.
leading to symptoms in adulthood that are not the traditional mental health symptoms of depression and anxiety and can be missed by studies using standard screeners. These symptoms of increased aggression, detachment from reality and suicidal thoughts
Sounds like those symptoms would be pretty standard to test for in a mental health evaluation.
I can’t help but get the feeling that this study was designed by an interest group. It somehow doesn’t ring true to me. Although the conclusion is pretty much as most would probably expect.
But maybe that’s the problem? The study shows exactly what most prejudiced against young people having smartphones would expect, and that could be caused by a flawed study.
I hope they win big, and bankrupt that disgusting woman.