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Are Smartphones Harming Teenagers?

The spread of smartphones has come with rising rates of depression in teenagers.

The spread of smartphones has come with increasing rates of depression in teenagers. Psychologists are debating whether too much time online and looking at screens is causing rising rates of obesity, depression and even suicide, or whether these problems are - for some reason - affecting all of society including teenagers.

(Photo: Teenager using smart phone in bed. Credit: Getty Images)

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50 minutes

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Sat 2 Sep 2017 11:06GMT

Contributors:

Dr. Jean Twenge聽- Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University


Amy Orben聽-聽College Lecturer in Experimental Psychology at The Queen's College, Oxford University


Tanya Goodin聽- Founder of the digital detox consultancy Time to Log Off, and author of 'Off'

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  • Fri 1 Sep 2017 08:06GMT
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  • Fri 1 Sep 2017 23:06GMT
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  • Sat 2 Sep 2017 11:06GMT

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