STATS
& THOUGHTS
Step-by-step guides on statistical approaches, the papers published which led me to them, and other problems that made me angry. Oh, and maybe a photo or two.
The constrained generation: Social media and self-esteem over adolescence
Today’s teens are not an “anxious generation” harmed by screens, but a “constrained generation.” In a 3-year study from early to late adolescence, we found that higher social media use in early adolescence was associated with increased self-esteem for girls. We find no evidence that social media use was related to reduced time with friends.
Rethinking “screen time”: How online play boosts students’ academic skills
Conversations about adolescent “screen time” often start and end with worry: time online must be stealing attention from school. Our new study asks a different question: What if some of that unstructured time on social media, video games, and general web browsing builds skills that help students do better in school?