ResearchLarge dataset analysisEvidence: Large study or reviewAges 10–18
The association between adolescent well-being and digital technology use
Author or publisher Orben & Przybylski, Nature Human Behaviour Published 2019 Reviewed by Edustack editors Last checked 13 Nov 2026
1What the study found
Using data on more than 350,000 adolescents, the study found that digital technology use explained at most 0.4% of the variation in well-being - a negative but very small association on average.
2Source and checks
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-018-0506-1 Orben & Przybylski, Nature Human Behaviour. The association between adolescent well-being and digital technology use. 2019. doi:10.1038/s41562-018-0506-1 Link working · 13 Nov 2026 · checked automatically every month