The choices aren’t just flip phone vs. smartphone anymore| Generation Tech
In 2017, when I first theorized that smartphones and social media might be behind the adolescent mental health crisis, my own children were very young – ages 10, 7, and 5.| www.generationtechblog.com
Even post-COVID, few teens say they are “very happy”| www.generationtechblog.com
No -- instead, they are more likely to support radical change| www.generationtechblog.com
The evidence for why we need bell-to-bell phone bans| www.generationtechblog.com
If so, more social media should equal less depression for Black and Hispanic teens. Does it?| www.generationtechblog.com
Let's bust some common myths about Gen Z teens and why they do what they do| www.generationtechblog.com
Huge numbers spend more time on social media than required by a full-time job| Generation Tech
The surprises in the post-pandemic data, including for Gen Alpha| www.generationtechblog.com
The declines go beyond pandemic effects| www.generationtechblog.com
Even post-pandemic, more teens are lonely than in the early 2010s| www.generationtechblog.com
We finally have a definitive answer| www.generationtechblog.com
As the world opened up post-pandemic, teens were a little better but still not OK| Generation Tech
By this point, most people are aware that there’s a crisis in teen mental health. It’s often assumed that the crisis is due to young people’s experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic – or at least that the pandemic made these trends significantly worse| www.generationtechblog.com
Gen Z teens actually have a better relationship with their parents than previous generations did| www.generationtechblog.com
Middle and high school students are suddenly spending less time on their schoolwork even as more are getting A’s| www.generationtechblog.com
And the common denominator among those who shifted to Republicans| Generation Tech
Also a surprise: It's national, not regional| Generation Tech
Why? And what does it mean?| Generation Tech
Suggesting a link to social media is apparently too controversial| Generation Tech
A New Yorker article beautifully tells the stories of grieving families, but misrepresents the research on mental health| Generation Tech
If so, depression rates should decline in some groups, especially LGB and marginalized teens. But they don't.| www.generationtechblog.com
What the New York Times got (spectacularly) wrong – and why the time for denial is over| www.generationtechblog.com
Hint: It’s not middle-aged parents| www.generationtechblog.com
It’s time to update statements about age and suicide| www.generationtechblog.com
A response to the Nature review of The Anxious Generation| www.generationtechblog.com
Only smartphones and social media can explain why teen depression and loneliness increased internationally after 2010.| www.generationtechblog.com
Probably not. Here’s why.| www.generationtechblog.com