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Academic Articles
Below you’ll find my writing, since 2019, on the effects of technology on childhood, democracy, and society. For a complete list of my publications, including my earlier work on moral and political psychology, cultural psychology, and positive psychology, please see my CV.
Publications
Peer-reviewed articles, pre-prints, and research commentary.
Haidt, J., & Rausch, Z. (2026). Two common practices that minimize evidence of risks associated with the use of social media.(under review)
Capraro, V., Globig, L., Rausch, Z., Rathje, S., … Haidt, J., & Van Bavel (2025). A consensus statement on potential negative impacts of smartphone and social media use on adolescent mental health.(under review)
Rausch, Z., & Haidt, J. (2025). Why Ferguson's Meta-Analysis Should Not Be Used to Inform Debates on Social Media's Impact on Adolescent Depression and Anxiety: A Commentary.(in press)
McClean, A., Rausch, Z., & Haidt, J. (2025). The Effect of Broadband Access on Mental Health: A Review of Instrumental Variable Studies.
Sigaud, L., Rausch, Z., McClean, A., & Haidt, J. (2025). How three studies by Vuorre and Przybylski may have obscured the impact of social media on youth mental health.(in press)
Twenge, J. M., Haidt, J., Lozano, J. & Cummins, K. M. (2022). Specification curve analysis shows that social media use is linked to poor mental health, especially among girls.Acta Psychologica, 224.
Twenge, J., Haidt, J., Blake, A. B., McAllister, C., Lemon, H., & Le Roy, A. (2021). Worldwide increases in adolescent loneliness.Journal of Adolescence.
Twenge, Blake, Haidt, & Campbell (2020). Commentary: Screens, teens, and psychological well-being: Evidence from three time-use-diary studies.Frontiers in Psychology.
Haidt, J. (2020). A guilty verdict.Nature, 578, 226–227.
Twenge, J., Haidt, J., Joiner, T., & Campbell, W. K. (2020). Digital media is linked to teen well-being.Nature Human Behavior.