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Happiness of girls and young women at lowest level since 2009, shows UK poll
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2023
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This one is easy: It's because they're using the internet too much.
For some reason nothing is being done to this. Some psychologists even dismiss the fact. Gross incompetence that should in a sane situation lead to the overhaul of the whole field. It's like astrology at this point.
I'm sure you actually know a lot about psychology and aren't an armchair philosopher or anything. Wanna show us some of your papers? It should be easy to get published in a psych journal if it's just astrology, right?
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/is-adolescent-internet-use-a-risk-factor-for-the-development-of-depression-symptoms-or-viceversa/E7EEC586335D0D499D6A88AA05D3915C
But I guess this partially shows that at least some psychologists are on top of the problem. Just a few years ago (and I routinely talked to a few child psychologists then) the concensus was explicitly stating that internet / smart device use is not a significant factor.
It's good that the papers are starting to reflect what most parents of teenagers know already. Perhaps it's possible to align the actions as well in the near future. Some generations have been and will be lost, unfortunately.
Perhaps it's more to do with changes to the internet over the past 5 or so years? Such as the pervasive rise of algorithmic feeds designed to drive "engagement"?