Teens Have Complex Relationship with Smartphones: Benefits But Also Anxiety
- Nearly 3/4 of teens feel happy without smartphones, but some also feel anxious or upset without them
- Teens think parents are more distracted by phones than parents report about themselves
- Study surveyed 1,450 parent-teen pairs about smartphone use and impact
- Most teens think smartphone benefits outweigh harms overall
- Half of parents have looked through teen's phone without their knowledge
