Digital Media, Attention Fracking, and Youth Mental Health

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D. Graham Burnett · Princeton University

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This Viewpoint discusses the correlation between increasing social media and device usage, the underlying business model of the attention economy, and declines in youth mental health and proposes solutions to address this.

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Impact of Technology on Adolescents Mental Health via Writing Digital Mental Health Interventions

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Published in: JAMA Pediatrics

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.0055

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Digital Media, Attention Fracking, and Youth Mental Health

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