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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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Sat 2 Sep 2017 11:06GMT
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Contributors:

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


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


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

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  • Fri 1 Sep 2017 08:06GMT
    BBC World Service except News Internet
  • Fri 1 Sep 2017 17:06GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia
  • Fri 1 Sep 2017 23:06GMT
    BBC World Service except News Internet
  • Sat 2 Sep 2017 03:06GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia & News Internet
  • Sat 2 Sep 2017 11:06GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

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