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Essay for UNICEF

Essay for UNICEF

Dutch adolescents spend about six hours per day on their mobile phones,  of which two and a half hours are spend on social media. What does this their mean for their mental health? 

In an essay written for UNICEF Patti Valkenburg, Amber van der Wal  and  Ine Beyens try to answer this question. The essay is in Dutch and is titled:   "Schermgeluk en schermverdriet: de invloed van social media op de mentale gezondheid van jongeren."

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This project is funded
by a NWO Spinoza Prize awarded to Patti Valkenburg

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