Submitted by OutlandishnessOk2452 t3_11aa4k2 in technology
nicuramar t1_j9r1yjj wrote
> The link between teen girls’ mental health and social media usage is not just correlational, argues an NYU-Stern professor: There is now solid evidence that it is causal. The argument coincides with the European Union banning TikTok from official devices
How are those things related at all? I doubt the E.U. employs many teenage girls.
bkussow t1_j9r5h16 wrote
Someone posted the original article from the professor the other day on r/daddit so I gave it a read (it's a little lengthy).
The main article focuses on studies performed as far back as the early 2010's so it focuses more on impact from social media like Facebook and instagram. That last sentence is not something mentioned and merely the secondary article trying to make a connection.
I would suggest reading the original though. It is a fascinating area of study that is only going to get more important going forward.
bryguy001 t1_j9s0cl8 wrote
If I'm remembering correctly, that article was basically lying by omission. If you looked at the data going back to the 90's, 97 was the worst year -- way before social media existed.
bkussow t1_j9s1t9z wrote
You are remembering wrong. They state the depression pandemic started 2012 so they don't really go earlier than that.
nicuramar t1_j9splaj wrote
Right. Thanks :)
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