Are smartphones causing unhealthy teenage isolation?
Broadcast on ABC Radio National
Sunday 13 August 2017 8:45AM (view full episode)
Today”s teenagers are known for spending hours on end holed-up in their bedrooms scrolling through Instagram feeds and snapchatting with their friends.
Professor Jean Twenge from San Diego State University says there has been an abrupt shift in teen behaviours since 2012 and believes young people are on the brink of the worst mental health crisis in decades.
Her new book, “IGEN: Why Today”s Super-Connected kids are growing up less rebellious, more tolerant, less happy — and completely unprepared for Adulthood“ explores the changing world of teenagers.
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