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Re:Kids who get smartphones earlier become adults with worse... by Clubber on Monday May 15, 2023 @10:31AM (#35948765)
>it's the addictive content readily accessible therein.

That should be questioned too. We don't know what's causing it. It might be the parents consuming of polarizing / doomsday politics effecting their interaction with the kids. It could be parents forced to work more because of costs. It could be the after effects of Covid. It could be that therapy became normalized and kids were always this way, but it's much more accounted for because they aren't afraid to tell people about it. It could be a lot of things at the same time.

Re:Kids who get smartphones earlier become adults with worse... by IceHegel on Monday May 15, 2023 @10:35AM (#35948822)
> We don’t know what’s causing it.

Speculatively, I’d say it’s social media for girls (instagram, tiktok, snapchat) and porn for boys.

Re:Kids who get smartphones earlier become adults with worse... by trinix912 on Monday May 15, 2023 @11:05AM (#35949359)
As if it’s impossible for boys to have body image issues because of all those Instagram models.
Re:Kids who get smartphones earlier become adults with worse... by hibikir on Monday May 15, 2023 @11:33AM (#35949889)
Oh, boys can absolutely have image problems for looking at instagram models. In general, comparing oneself to the photoshopped version of people that are already in the top percentage in the good looks lottery is bad, regardless of gender.

However, statistically speaking, boys just don't follow male instagram models in the first place. Far fewer install instagram in the first place, and if they do, it's not to get fashion tips and lifestyle advice models. Those that do are probably going to end up very insecure too. But in practice, boys don't do that, and therefore the practical levels of harm are lower. It's just like how teenagers that have friends that binge drink end up having more alcohol related problems. It's not that the alcohol itself is more dangerous, physically speaking, the more friends that drink the teenager has. It's that if their friends are binge drinkers, chances are higher that they themselves will binge drink too.

Re:Kids who get smartphones earlier become adults with worse... by 23B1 on Monday May 15, 2023 @11:53AM (#35950270)
Also I don't think it's 'kosher' amongst the male species to admit and seek mental health assistance either – so THAT correlation could be an important one.
Re:Kids who get smartphones earlier become adults with worse... by joshspankit on Monday May 15, 2023 @11:38AM (#35949997)
You might be surprised by how much boys are affected by social media