Claim5c976804965f7783bcb292fa931e4b77f8caaddfa62f4e3414e8d647aaac0954·Showcase: Smartphones, social media, and adolescent mental health

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Multiple longitudinal and cross-sectional studies report a dose-response gradient in which adolescent girls who use social media heavily report higher rates of depressive symptoms, anxiety, and lower well-being than light users, with the gradient steepening above roughly two to three hours of daily use.

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Twenge et al. — iGen / Clinical Psychological Science (placeholder)
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/clinical-psychological-science
Twenge et al. — iGen / Clinical Psychological Science (placeholder)
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/clinical-psychological-science
Twenge et al. — iGen / Clinical Psychological Science (placeholder)
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/clinical-psychological-science
Twenge et al. — iGen / Clinical Psychological Science (placeholder)
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/clinical-psychological-science

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