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How Do Screens Impact Happiness? A Scientific Study

In an article for The Atlantic, social scientist Jean Twenge shares the results of a study on the activities of American teenagers and their impact on happiness. Some of these activities included screens and some did not. Her conclusion was stark and unsettling, “there’s not a single exception. All screen activities are linked to less happiness, and all nonscreen activities are linked to more happiness.”

The Atlantic, Source Material from Jean Twenge, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” The Atlantic, September 2017.