Reply to: Underestimating digital media harm

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. 2020 Apr;4(4):349-351.

doi: 10.1038/s41562-020-0840-y. Epub 2020 Apr 17.

Reply to: Underestimating digital media harm

Amy Orben^{1

2}, Andrew K Przybylski^{3

4}

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¹ MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. aco35@cam.ac.uk.
² Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. aco35@cam.ac.uk.
³ Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁴ Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

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DOI: 10.1038/s41562-020-0840-y

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Reply to: Underestimating digital media harm

Amy Orben et al. Nat Hum Behav. 2020 Apr.

. 2020 Apr;4(4):349-351.

doi: 10.1038/s41562-020-0840-y. Epub 2020 Apr 17.

Authors

Amy Orben^{1

2}, Andrew K Przybylski^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. aco35@cam.ac.uk.
² Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. aco35@cam.ac.uk.
³ Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁴ Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

PMID: 32303718
PMCID: PMC7116236
DOI: 10.1038/s41562-020-0840-y

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**Extended Data 1**
Plots of the variables listening to music and mean digital technology use against the mean of all well-being measures in the survey. The small points are individual participants, while the lines are mean values.

**Figure 1**
Specification Curve Analysis of MCS showing associations between prespecified well-being subscales and technology for males and females. The red squares indicate specifications that were non-significant, while the black squares represent specifications that were significant. The error bars represent the Standard Error. The dotted line indicates the median Regression Coefficient present in the SCA and is included to ease interpretation of the analysis.

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The association between adolescent well-being and digital technology use.
Orben A, Przybylski AK. Orben A, et al. Nat Hum Behav. 2019 Feb;3(2):173-182. doi: 10.1038/s41562-018-0506-1. Epub 2019 Jan 14. Nat Hum Behav. 2019. PMID: 30944443
Underestimating digital media harm.
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[1] Twenge JM. Reply to: Adolescent technology and well-being. Nat Hum Behav

[2] Twenge JM. Reply to: Adolescent technology and well-being. Nat Hum Behav

[3] Orben A, Przybylski AK. The association between adolescent well-being and digital technology use. Nat Hum Behav. 2019;3:173–182. - PubMed

[4] Orben A, Przybylski AK. The association between adolescent well-being and digital technology use. Nat Hum Behav. 2019;3:173–182. - PubMed

[5] Simonsohn U, Simmons JP, Nelson LD. Specification Curve: Descriptive and inferential statistics on all reasonable specifications. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2015 doi: 10.2139/ssrn.2694998. - DOI

[6] Simonsohn U, Simmons JP, Nelson LD. Specification Curve: Descriptive and inferential statistics on all reasonable specifications. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2015 doi: 10.2139/ssrn.2694998. - DOI

[7] Silberzahn R, et al. Many Analysts, One Data Set: Making Transparent How Variations in Analytic Choices Affect Results. Adv Methods Pract Psychol Sci. 2018;1:337–356.

[8] Silberzahn R, et al. Many Analysts, One Data Set: Making Transparent How Variations in Analytic Choices Affect Results. Adv Methods Pract Psychol Sci. 2018;1:337–356.

[9] Kelly Y, Zilanawala A, Booker C, Sacker A. Social Media Use and Adolescent Mental Health: Findings From the UK Millennium Cohort Study. EClinicalMedicine. 2019;6:59–68. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Kelly Y, Zilanawala A, Booker C, Sacker A. Social Media Use and Adolescent Mental Health: Findings From the UK Millennium Cohort Study. EClinicalMedicine. 2019;6:59–68. - PMC - PubMed

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