- The initial rollout of Facebook at a college 1) negatively impacted student health and 2) upped how many students reported experiencing impairment of academic performance due to poor mental health. Additional evidence suggests both results are due to Facebook fostering unfavorable social comparisons https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257%2Faer.20211218 10 comments economics
- The initial rollout of Facebook at a college 1) negatively impacted student health and 2) upped how many students reported experiencing impairment of academic performance due to poor mental health. Additional evidence suggests both results are due to Facebook fostering unfavorable social comparisons https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257%2Faer.20211218 35 comments science
Linking pages
- Social Media is a Major Cause of the Mental Illness Epidemic in Teen Girls. Here’s The Evidence. https://jonathanhaidt.substack.com/p/social-media-mental-illness-epidemic 640 comments
- Get Ready for the Great AI Disappointment | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/get-ready-for-the-great-ai-disappointment/ 190 comments
- Social media is taking a dangerous toll on teenage girls - New Statesman https://www.newstatesman.com/technology/2023/03/jonathan-haidt-social-media-dangerous-teenage-girls-anxiety-depression 2 comments
- Opinion | What College Students Need Is a Taste of the Monk’s Life - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/opinion/college-students-monks-mental-health-smart-phones.html 1 comment
- The truth about teens, social media and the mental health crisis https://text.npr.org/1171773181 0 comments
- 4 Explanations for the Teen Mental-Health Crisis https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/03/4-explanations-for-the-teen-mental-health-crisis.html 0 comments
- Everyone Says Social Media Is Bad for Teens. Proving It Is Another Thing. - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/17/upshot/social-media-teen-mental-health.html 0 comments
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