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Is young people’s mental health worse than in the past?

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Mental health in young people may be worsening, and too much blame is attached to social media, say Annabeth P Groenman and colleagues. But Alexandra Brandt Ryborg Jønsson argues that life, not mental health, has become more complicated

Source: BMJ

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.s410

Authors: Annabeth P Groenman, Tessa Copp, Kirsten McCaffery, Jesse Jansen, Alexandra Brandt Ryborg Jønsson

Institutions: University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Accare, University of Amsterdam, The University of Sydney, Maastricht University, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Roskilde University

Language: English

Topic: Impact of Technology on Adolescents

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7147009403

FWCI: 12.4

Cites: 19

Cited by: 1

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