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Joni Siani and Manhattanville College Students

Take My Phone, Please! College Students on Devices, Anxiety, and Real Connection

13+
Stress/Anxiety
English
Created: 02/2020
Uploaded: 04/23/2020

In the ongoing conversation about smartphones and teen anxiety, there’s often an important voice missing: teens themselves! Professor Joni Siani and her Manhattanville College students discussed their relationships with digital devices, how parents’ expectations of connectedness can affect young people’s anxiety, and what they learned when they unplugged for one week during the No App for Life challenge.

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