No ‘smoking gun’ linking mental health harm and the internet – study
by Nina Massey
Nov 28, 2023
2 minutes
The internet and mobile phones may not have a “blanket negative effect” on wellbeing and mental health, researchers say.
A large international study used data from two million people aged 15 to 89 in 168 countries, and found smaller associations than would be expected if the internet were causing widespread psychological harm.
The researchers say that if
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