Over 120 researchers from 11 fields used a Delphi process to evaluate 26 claims about smartphones/social media and adolescent mental health, iterating toward consensus statements. The panel generated 1,400 citations and released extensive supplements showing how experts refined positions. This provides a structured way to separate agreement, uncertainty, and policy‑relevant recommendations in a polarized field.
— A transparent expert‑consensus protocol offers policymakers and schools a common evidentiary baseline, reducing culture‑war noise in decisions on youth tech use.
BeauHD
2025.12.02
70% relevant
The article presents new cohort evidence that can be incorporated into expert consensus efforts; the ABCD dataset and Pediatrics publication are concrete empirical inputs that help move a polarized field toward evidence‑based consensus on which risks (sleep, mood, obesity) are credibly linked to early smartphone uptake.
Bob Grant
2025.12.01
70% relevant
The article provides an additional data point that complements the structured expert consensus effort: a trial‑style intervention showing short breaks reduce symptoms, which helps move the Delphi’s zones of agreement/uncertainty toward concrete, actionable recommendations for schools and clinicians.
2025.10.07
100% relevant
The preprint 'A Consensus Statement on Potential Negative Impacts of Smartphone and Social Media Use on Adolescent Mental Health' and its 170+ pages of supplemental deliberation materials.
2025.04.02
70% relevant
By urging transparency about uncertainties and prioritizing research that can guide action, the editorial supports expert‑consensus efforts to delineate what’s known, unknown, and policy‑relevant on youth tech harms.