Jonathan Haidt
PerupsychologistMaleb. 19636.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Jonathan Haidt is a renowned social psychologist and author, focusing on the intersection of psychology, morality, and culture. His recent discussions on the impact of social media on mental health have sparked widespread interest and debate.
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Jonathan Haidt stated that the youth depression epidemic is partly due to girls not receiving enough 'likes' on social media.
La lamentable postura de Elon Musk contra los niños, por Andrés Oppenheimer | prohibición de las redes sociales a menores de edadPeru· 2026-06-21
Jonathan Haidt recently discussed the potential long-term effects of the social media ban on mental health.
Three months into Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s, has it been a success? | Social media ban
United Kingdom· 2026-03-04
Jonathan Haidt's work highlights the association between social media use and increased anxiety and depression in adolescents.
Neurociencia, neurotecnología y salud mental, por Fabiola León-VelardePeru· 2026-02-24
Jonathan Haidt's work influenced Australia's ban on under-16s using social media.
What I’ve learned after a month of avoiding my phone – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-02-14
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation, has fingered another factor at play.
We risk over-diagnosing anxiety. There’s another way to look at it – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-08
Jonathan Haidt is the prominent advocate for banning social networks for those under 16 years old.
Antworten auf die wichtigsten Fragen
Switzerland· 2026-02-01
Jonathan Haidt argues that smartphones make children more anxious and fragile.
We have lost so much of ourselves to smartphones: can we get it back? | TechnologyUnited Kingdom· 2026-01-31
An impetus for the Australian ban was a book by the American social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, which was published in 2024.
Macron says France to fast-track social media ban for under-15s
United States· 2026-01-25
Dr. Jonathan Haidt discusses the impact of smartphones on young Americans and promotes fun, screen-free activities for kids.
HHS launches cellphone radiation health study to determine safety levelsUnited States· 2026-01-22
Jonathan Haidt authored The Anxious Generation, an essential analysis of children and mental health.
Best books to read: My daughter set me a tough literary challenge
Australia· 2026-01-18
Jonathan Haidt wrote 'The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness'.
How can we defend ourselves from the new plague of ‘human fracking’? | TechnologyUnited Kingdom· 2026-01-18
Jonathan Haidt is the author of The Anxious Generation, which critiques the effects of social media on youth.
Can I survive a four-week digital detox? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-17
Jonathan Haidt is mentioned for his insights on digital tools.
Navidad es leer, escribe Germán Martínez
Mexico· 2025-12-26
Gates highlighted the ideas from Jonathan Haidt's book The Anxious Generation regarding the impact of smartphones on children's development.
Bill Gates propone pasar de la producción cárnica tradicional a la artificial y vegetal
Colombia· 2025-12-19
Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist who highlights the negative mental effects of compulsive social media usage.
Phones are here to stayIreland· 2025-12-17
Jonathan Haidt recommends 14 as the minimum age for smartphone ownership in his book The Anxious Generation.
I waited until my kid was 16 to give him a smartphone. Here’s the case for that approach
Canada· 2025-12-15
Jonathan Haidt is the author of 'The Anxious Generation,' which inspired Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to ban phones in schools.
The success of Australia’s social media ban is up to parents – Heather du Plessis-Allan
New Zealand· 2025-12-14
Jonathan Haidt is a professor at NYU who argues that children should not have smartphones before the age of 14.
Οι CEO της τεχνολογίας που έβαλαν όρια στα παιδιά τους για τα social media
Greece· 2025-12-13
Jonathan Haidt is the American social psychologist who wrote the book that inspired the ban on social media for children.
It probably won’t fix our kidsAustralia· 2025-12-13
Jonathan Haidt’s bestseller The Anxious Generation gave concerned parents an intellectual framework for their unease.
Inside Australia’s world-first teen social media banAustralia· 2025-12-12
Jonathan Haidt's work is referenced in the context of the debate over the teen social media ban.
Australian social media ban may be a more seismic shift than we realiseAustralia· 2025-12-11
CNN’s Jake Tapper discusses Australia’s social media ban for kids under 16 with author and psychologist Jonathan Haidt.
The Fed just cut interest rates for the third-straight timeUnited States· 2025-12-11
U.S. psychologist Jonathan Haidt praised Australia for the social media ban.
Australia leader defends social media ban as teens brag about staying online
Tanzania· 2025-12-11
Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist and university professor known for his criticism of the harmful effects of screens and social media on children and adolescents.
‘Crianças não devem ter rede social antes dos 16 anos’, diz autor de ‘Geração Ansiosa’
Liechtenstein· 2025-12-10Jonathan Haidt is the author of 'The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness.'
Submit your questions for ‘Should Kids Be Allowed on Social Media?’United States· 2025-12-10American social psychologist Jonathan Haidt's book, 'The Anxious Generation,' motivated the Australian social media ban.
Australia has just relieved its anxiety over teens on social media – or has it?United States· 2025-12-10
Jonathan Haidt is the author of The Anxious Generation and discusses the implications of social media reforms for children.
Kids cans still use social media – they just can’t sign their lives away to tech giants, says Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation.Australia· 2025-12-10
American social psychologist Jonathan Haidt celebrated the measure and noted it is significant in combating what he considers a mental health epidemic among youth.
Adolescentes sin redes, por Augusto Townsend Klinge | OPINIONPeru· 2025-12-07
The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt points out an important increase in depressive episodes among adolescent girls and the prevalence of anxiety among youth in the United States and other Anglo-Saxon countries.
¿Suben los suicidios de adolescentes? Sí entre chicas, no entre chicos | Sociedad
Spain· 2025-12-06Jonathan Haidt is Scott Galloway's NYU colleague and author of The Anxious Generation, which discusses the impact of social media.
Scott Galloway on the masculinity crisis: ‘I worry we are evolving a new breed of asexual, asocial males’ | MenUnited Kingdom· 2025-12-03
