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Scrutinizing the effects of digital technology on mental health
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Metadata
- Authors
- Haidt, J., & Allen, N.
- Corresponding author
- Allen, Nick
- ORCID
- Haidt, Jonathan
- Venue
- Nature
- Published
- 2020-02-10
- Volume
- 578
- Issue
- 7794
- Pages
- 226-227
- ISSN
- 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4687
- OpenAlex
- W3004674378
- Semantic Scholar
- 714896d322c89afc4b4ef37d275d1721611fc798
- Cited by
- 133
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2026: 25 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 7
- Type
- other
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Nature (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Social Sciences › Communication › Digital Media and Philosophy
- Keywords
- digital technology use, social media, adolescent mental health, screen time, well-being, digital devices, mental health outcomes
- MeSH terms
- Smartphone, Empowerment, Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Child, Depression, Female, United Kingdom, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Peer Group, Sex Factors, Social Behavior, United States, Health Behavior, Social Media
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