TODO (mediator-side synthesis claim): even under uncertainty about the strength of the causal link, a precautionary policy stance toward ado
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abstract: TODO (mediator-side synthesis claim): even under uncertainty about the strength of the causal link, a precautionary policy stance toward adolescent smartphone access is justified. (Used as a synthesis target for arguments from both sides.)
text: TODO (mediator-side synthesis claim): even under uncertainty about the strength of the causal link, a precautionary policy stance toward adolescent smartphone access is justified. (Used as a synthesis target for arguments from both sides.)
date created: 2026-05-01T21:24:21.858Z
date published: 2026-05-01T21:24:21.858Z
date modified: 2026-05-01T21:43:43.498Z
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is part of: Showcase: Smartphones, social media, and adolescent mental health
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citation: TODO — natural-experiment evidence (e.g. staggered phone bans)
citation: Beland & Murphy — Ill Communication: Technology, Distraction & Student Performance (LSE CEP DP1350, 2015)
citation: UNESCO — Smartphones in school only when they clearly support learning (2023 GEM Report)
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Showcase: Smartphones, social media, and adolescent mental health
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text: TODO (mediator-side synthesis claim): even under uncertainty about the strength of the causal link, a precautionary policy stance toward adolescent smartphone access is justified. (Used as a synthesis target for arguments from both sides.)

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text: TODO: a claim summarizing the (currently sparse) intervention-study evidence — natural experiments, staggered phone bans, deactivation RCTs — and what it does and doesn't show.

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TODO — natural-experiment evidence (e.g. staggered phone bans)
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Beland & Murphy — Ill Communication: Technology, Distraction & Student Performance (LSE CEP DP1350, 2015)
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description: Banning mobile phones in schools improved student test scores, with the largest gains for low-achieving and disadvantaged pupils.
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UNESCO — Smartphones in school only when they clearly support learning (2023 GEM Report)
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description: UNESCO calls for a ban on smartphones in schools where their use is not clearly demonstrated to support learning.
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  date created: 2026-05-01T21:43:53.600Z