Decreases in psychological well-being among American adolescents after 2012 and links to screen time during the rise of smartphone technology.

Emotion

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 765-780

  Twenge, Jean M ^a   Martin, Gabrielle N ^a   Campbell, W Keith ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

birth cohort; Internet; psychological well being; self esteem; social media

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SMARTPHONE; SOCIAL MEDIA; TEXT MESSAGING; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; SELF CONCEPT; SMARTPHONE; SOCIAL MEDIA; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85040714008     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/emo0000403     Document Type: Article

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