Digital Media, Attention Fracking, and Youth Mental Health

This Viewpoint discusses the correlation between increasing social media and device usage, the underlying business model of the attention economy, and declines in youth mental health and proposes solutions to address this.

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JAMA Pediatrics
Published
2026-03-16
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https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.0055
Primary Topic
Impact of Technology on Adolescents
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Digital Media, Attention Fracking, and Youth Mental Health

James D. Sargent, D. Graham Burnett
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Impact of Technology on Adolescents
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Digital Media, Attention Fracking, and Youth Mental Health

James D. Sargent, D. Graham Burnett
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Abstract

This Viewpoint discusses the correlation between increasing social media and device usage, the underlying business model of the attention economy, and declines in youth mental health and proposes solutions to address this.

JAMA Pediatrics
Dartmouth College (US), Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (US), Princeton University (US), Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center (US), Radica Systems (China) (CN)
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