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020			_a9781802063271
060			_aWS750.
100			_aHaidt, Jonathan
245	1	4	_aThe anxious generation : _bhow the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness
250			_aPaperback edition
260			_aLondon : _bPenguin, _c2024
300			_a[viii], 385p.
520			_aAn urgent and insightful investigation into the collapse in youth mental health, from the influential social psychologist and international bestselling author After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents in many countries around the world deteriorated suddenly in the early 2010s. Why have rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicide risen so sharply, more than doubling in many cases? In this book, Social Psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues that the decline of free-play in childhood and the rise of smartphone usage among adolescents are the twin sources of increased mental distress among teenagers. Haidt delves into the latest psychological and biological research to show how, between 2010 and 2015, childhood and adolescence got rewired. As teens traded in their flip phones for smartphones packed with social media apps, time online soared while time engaging face-to-face with friends and family plummeted, and so did mental health. This profound shift took place against a backdrop of diminishing childhood freedom, as parents over-supervised every aspect of their children’s lives offline, depriving them of the experiences they most need to become strong and self-governing adults. The Anxious Generation reveals the fundamental ways in which this shift from free-play to smartphones disrupts development – from sleep deprivation to addiction – with separate in-depth analyses of the impact on girls and boys. Grounded in ancient wisdom and packed full of cutting-edge science, this eye-opening book is a life raft and a powerful call-to-arms, offering practical advice for parents, schools, governments, and teens themselves.
650			_aAnxiety _95251
650			_aAdverse Childhood Experiences
650			_aMental Health
650			_aDepression
650			_aAdolescent psychology
650			_aChild psychology _95593
650			_aChildhood
650			_aSocial media
650			_aTechnology
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