The Anxious Generation (International Edition)

In The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt explores how childhood and adolescence underwent a profound transformation between 2010 and 2015. As teenagers moved from basic flip phones to smartphones filled with social media apps, their digital lives expanded dramatically.

Time spent online increased, including more opportunities for constant social comparison with an enormous network of peers. At the same time, face-to-face interaction with friends and family declined sharply. Haidt connects these major shifts in how young people communicate, socialize, and spend their time with a troubling rise in mental health challenges among adolescents.

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