Seems that the main consensus was that the paper was misleading at best.
YSK that Jay Van Bavel asked 120 researchers if smartphones and social media are bad for teen mental health. He was able to identify a series of statements that essentially all agreed on
Submitted 16 hours ago by Valasian@lemmy.world to youshouldknow@lemmy.world
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5256747
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tomiant@piefed.social 15 hours ago
Valasian@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
However, this paper created major uproar:
Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Is this another fly-by-night account?
Apytele@sh.itjust.works 9 hours ago
It’s doing the mirror to the men, and allowing for the destruction of physical spaces that would normally provide them with healthy socialization and outlets for testosterone.
stefenauris@pawb.social 9 hours ago
I thought our collapsing society would be a greater cause of mental health issues than some silly fuckin phone