Generation Tech

Basic phones: A brief guide for parents

The choices aren’t just flip phone vs. smartphone anymore

Sep 2 • 

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August 2025

New book! 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World

In 2017, when I first theorized that smartphones and social media might be behind the adolescent mental health crisis, my own children were very young …

Aug 25 • 

Jean M. Twenge

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Teens used to be happier. What changed?

Even post-COVID, few teens say they are “very happy”

Aug 13 • 

Jean M. Twenge

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July 2025

Is Gen Z really more conservative?

No -- instead, they are more likely to support radical change

Jul 8 • 

Jean M. Twenge

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June 2025

The many consequences of allowing phones at school

The evidence for why we need bell-to-bell phone bans

Jun 12 • 

Jean M. Twenge

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May 2025

Is social media use beneficial for marginalized groups?

If so, more social media should equal less depression for Black and Hispanic teens. Does it?

May 27 • 

Jean M. Twenge

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Teens aren’t getting their driver’s licenses – and the experts are completely wrong about why

Let's bust some common myths about Gen Z teens and why they do what they do

May 1 • 

Jean M. Twenge

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April 2025

Social media has stolen the leisure time of Black and Hispanic teen girls

Huge numbers spend more time on social media than required by a full-time job

Apr 7 • 

Jean M. Twenge

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March 2025

Tween girls are now self-harming almost as much as 15- to 19-year-olds

The surprises in the post-pandemic data, including for Gen Alpha

Mar 25 • 

Jean M. Twenge

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We need to talk about test scores

The declines go beyond pandemic effects

Mar 11 • 

Jean M. Twenge

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February 2025

For teens, the loneliness epidemic is not a myth

Even post-pandemic, more teens are lonely than in the early 2010s

Feb 11 • 

Jean M. Twenge

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January 2025

Is child abuse the real reason for the teen mental health crisis?

We finally have a definitive answer

Jan 27 • 

Jean M. Twenge

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