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

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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.

2Sources and check record

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 Last checked · 13 Nov 2026

Where this study is used

Topic: Screen time
Topic: Social media
Age stage: Teens 12–18 years
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