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The Anxious Generation

An influential argument links smartphones, play, and childhood mental health and is retained as a debated frame.

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  • Author Jonathan Haidt
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  • Population Adolescents and children discussed by the author; ages Children and adolescents; Primarily United States.
  • Methodology Author synthesis and argument.
  • Fieldwork The public book does not report a fieldwork window; treat it as an undated author synthesis and argument. snapshot.

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Limitations The book is a contested synthesis and should be read beside longitudinal reviews.

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