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Smartphone use may help adolescents feel better - at least in the moment, finds real-time survey of US teens

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Real-world adolescent smartphone use is associated with improvements in mood: An ecological momentary assessment study

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Smartphone use may help adolescents feel better - at least in the moment, finds real-time survey of US teens

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Article URL:  https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0298422

Article Title: Real-world adolescent smartphone use is associated with improvements in mood: An ecological momentary assessment study

Author Countries: USA

Funding: This study used data from a larger project that was funded by a stand-alone research agreement between Facebook's Youth Research Fund (2018-2020, Facebook, Inc.) and PI MA Moreno. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.


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