Kids who own smartphones before age 13 have worse mental health outcomes: Study

Re:Kids who own smartphones before age 13 have worse mental ... by BrenBarn on Saturday November 22, 2025 @08:21PM (#46019886)

My anecdotal observations suggest it's pretty different. One thing is you can (and do, if you're a kid) carry it everywhere with you and stare at it all the time. I think the phone UI where each app takes over the whole screen also increases the impact of the worst sorts of apps (like TikTok).

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Re:Kids who own smartphones before age 13 have worse mental ... by gblargg on Saturday November 22, 2025 @11:17PM (#46020702)

Interesting observation about everything effectively running in full-screen on a smartphone, taking it out of the larger context of whatever else you were doing before that.

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Re:Kids who own smartphones before age 13 have worse mental ... by jackvalentine on Sunday November 23, 2025 @05:31AM (#46022313)

Very! I’ll be thinking about that for a while.

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