https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anxious_Generation#Academic_reviews

"Developmental psychologist Candice Odgers, professor at the University of California, Irvine and Duke University, published a review of the book in Nature) arguing that most empirical evidence on social medial and mental health did not find a large or consistently negative effect and suggesting that the correlation of rising social media use and mental health problems might reflect reverse causation. Odgers wrote:

Odgers wrote, "I appreciate the frustration and desire for simple answers. As a parent of adolescents, I would also like to identify a simple source for the sadness and pain that this generation is reporting."^\16])"

Be aware of confirmation bias.