Teens, tech and mental health: Oxford study finds no link

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There remains “little association” between technology use and mental-health problems, a study of more than 430,000 10-15-year-olds suggests.

The Oxford Internet Institute compared TV viewing, social-media and device use with feelings of depression, suicidal tendencies and behavioural problems.

It found a small drop in association between depression and social-media use and TV viewing, from 1991 to 2019,

There was a small rise in that between emotional issues and social-media use.

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