This study was conducted during the pandemic, when people with low smartphone screen times would experience even more social isolation than those who had high s

This study was conducted during the pandemic, when people with low smartphone screen times would experience even more social isolation than those who had high smartphone screen times. Of course when every other avenue of socialization is limited, online access becomes better than nothing. It's rather convenient that the article doesn't mention the study (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032721003323?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S01650...) was performed during the COVID-19 pandemic.