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Social Media Debate Continues: Is It Really to Blame for Kids' Mental Health?
Two years after Jonathan Haidt's book 'The Anxious Generation,' the debate over whether social media and smartphone use are primarily responsible for declining teen mental health continues. The book has become a central rallying cry in this ongoing discussion.
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Two years ago, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt released his New York Times bestseller The Anxious Generation. The book posits that the rise of social media and smartphone use is largely to blame for the prominent decline in teen mental health since 2010. It quickly became a central rallying cry o
2026-09-15 20:13 UTC