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can help users expand their social networks. Smartphone

users can reach and connect to people around the world.

David Sbarra is a psychology professor at the University

of Arizona. He explains, “The draw or pull of a smartphone
is connected to very old [parts of] the brain that were

critical to our survival,

and central to the ways
“The draw or pull of a smartphone
is connected to very old [parts of] we connect with others
the brain that were critical to our
survival.” 8 are self-disclosure and
—David Sbarra, professor of responsiveness.” One of
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psychology at the University
of Arizona the smartphone’s primary

benefits is that it provides
humans with another way to connect to one another,

answering that deep desire people have to develop and

maintain social networks.

THE DRAWBACKS

Even though many teens understand the negative
consequences related to smartphone use, they also

experience the advantages of having a smartphone.

The social media they access through their smartphones

pulls at them in both positive and negative ways. In the
2018 Common Sense Media survey, 25 percent of the

respondents said using social media makes them feel less

lonely. Yet a few of the respondents said using social media

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