What the data shows about youth mental health (w/ Candice Odgers)
About this episode
Candice Odgers discusses the factors affecting youth mental health and challenges the narrative around social media's impact.
“Social media and screen time aren’t the most important factor in teen mental health,” says development psychologist Candice Odgers. While this claim sounds counterintuitive, Candice shares why it’s so pervasive— scary stories sell. They always have . In this episode, Candice joins Chris to discuss social inequity and the five areas that would be more effective in helping improve teens mental health than banning social media. Featured guest Follow Candice Odgers on LinkedIn and at https://candiceodgers.com/ Watch Candice's TED Talk Connect with the team Follow Chris on Instagram and at chrisduffycomedy.com Buy Chris’ book, Humor Me Watch How to Be a Better Human videos on YouTube at TEDPods Follow TED on X , Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn , and TikTok For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts Fill out our survey at bit.ly/BHSurvey6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Chris
Guest: Candice Odgers
Topics covered
- youth mental health
- social media
- screen time
- social inequity
- teen mental health
- development psychology
Keywords
- youth mental health
- social media
- screen time
- Candice Odgers
- teen mental health
- development psychology
- social inequity
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Books & works: Humor Me
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