Mental health
fromPsychology Today
4 days agoWhat the Anxious Generation Is Actually Missing
Excessive screen time displaces human connection essential for developing stress regulation and emotional growth in young people.
A book, The Anxious Generation, argues that cellphone use is damaging young people's well-being. Evidence of various kinds shows that cellphone and social-media use often go hand-in-hand with anxiety. Restricting cellphones and social media in schools has quickly become a common practice. This restriction of cellphones in schools represents a huge win for the field of evolutionary psychology.