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March 18, 2026JAMA Pediatrics0 citations

Digital Media, Attention Fracking, and Youth Mental Health

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DBD. Graham BurnettJSJames D. Sargent

Key Points

  • The central aim is to explore how the rise of social media affects youth mental health and to propose actionable solutions.
  • Discusses the business model of the attention economy
  • Analyzes the correlation between digital media usage and mental health issues
  • Proposes interventions to mitigate negative impacts
  • Identifies a correlation between increased social media use and declining mental health among youth
  • Suggests that current business practices in the attention economy contribute to these mental health declines
  • Offers potential solutions aimed at improving youth mental well-being

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.

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Burnett et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba421b4e9516ffd37a20b9https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.0055
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