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Are we over-hyping the 'damaging' effects of social media on teenagers?

The effects of social media use on teenage life satisfaction are limited and probably "tiny", a s...

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10.49 8 May 2019


Are we over-hyping the 'damaging' effects of social media on teenagers?


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10.49 8 May 2019


The effects of social media use on teenage life satisfaction are limited and probably "tiny", a study of 12,000 UK adolescents suggests.

So, have we been completely over-hyping the effects of social media on teenagers?

Professor Andrew Przybylski, Experimental Psychologist and Director of Research at the Oxford Internet Institute joins the programme to discuss.


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