Youth smartphone use connected to future mental health problems: Study

By Breccan F. Thies

Published June 5, 2023 7:00am ET

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Youth smartphone use connected to future mental health problems: Study — Children who had access to smartphones at younger ages have worse mental health outcomes as adults, a new study found. A Sapien Labs study last month of 27,969 global members of Generation Z found that the sooner a child was given access to a smartphone, the more likely it is they would have mental health […]

Children who had access to smartphones at younger ages have worse mental health outcomes as adults, a new study found.

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