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Examining Technology's Impact on Youth
This chapter explores the contrasting views on technology's influence on young people, particularly the debates between skeptics and alarmists regarding social media's effects on mental health. It highlights the complexities of establishing causation in research and critiques the current methodologies used in studies connecting social media use to mental health issues in adolescents. The discussion ultimately emphasizes the need for a nuanced understanding of how digital interactions shape youth experiences amidst emerging mental health concerns.