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The great decline in adolescent risk behaviours (sciencedirect.com)
7 points by gmays on Dec 19, 2022 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



Video games and helicopter parenting (in the usa, anyway).

On the flip side, it seems like we have a great many more risk-averse and game-addicted adolescents (both, not necessarily the same ones) and young adults.


The greatest decline occurred during the social media era, when most kids were taught about how to avoid alcohol and drug use. I guess social media is useful.




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