
Ep. 246: Kids and Phones
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
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Hipótesis alternativa de sensibilidad generacional no se sostiene.
A critique suggested that the new generation's increased comfort in talking about mental health may have led to an overestimation of anxiety and depression rates due to mild self-reported symptoms. However, when analyzing data on US teens admitted to hospitals for non-fatal self-harm and suicides, it was found that the rates of these incidents increased at the same time, indicating a genuine rise in mental health issues rather than just an increase in self-reported symptoms. Additionally, correlational studies provided further troubling evidence of worsening mental health among the new generation.
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