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Good to see more indepth research on this the last article I had read was asserting the social media access theory was correlation and not causatory because stu
by Sleaker 3y ago
Good to see more indepth research on this the last article I had read was asserting the social media access theory was correlation and not causatory because studies that were done in mental resiliency were showing that if you have built the resiliency then you can safely handle the social media... But it seems like that explanation doesn't take into account the developing mind. Love haidt's work and glad to see there's more research being done to find out exactly why.
- bentcorner 3y agoI've seen similar claims (social media is correlation and not causation) and it does seem plausible to me. What I haven't seen so far (and it's possible this data exists, I'll admit to not exactly looking for it) is studies around parental consumption of social media and the impacts it has on their children. IMO social media/advertising can have amplification effects by targeting parents.
- ryandrake 3y agoYea we try to set a good example as parents. You can’t expect kids to not get addicted to social media when their parents are… constantly scrolling though their phone and social media! I bet even basic ground rules help. We try to adhere to: don’t be seen by our kid doing it. Some parents hold themselves to this rule when it comes to drinking and smoking, so why not apply it to smartphone scrolling too?