Jean M. Twenge

Jean M. Twenge is the author of iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids are Growing up Less Rebellious, More Tolerance, Less Happy – and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood.

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BAD CONNECTION

Teen Girls With Smartphones Flirt Most With Depression

A spike in the teen suicide rate parallels almost exactly the rise of smartphone use, especially among teen girls, who are the most vulnerable to cyberbullying and alienation.

Jean M. Twenge