As American society has changed, adolescents have not only had an increase in the amount of leisure time available to them, it has come to be an expected, vital part of adolescence. Not all leisure time is bad, but one of the ways adolescents spend their leisure time is engaging with media, specifically on their smartphones, and the research on outcomes is not encouraging.

1. what are someone's thoughts on adolescents and their smartphones? Do you agree that smartphones are negatively impacting adolescents' mental health and well-being?

Reference: Steinberg, L. D. (2023). Adolescence. New York, NY: McGraw Hill Education.

Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? - The Atlantic