In a 2017 Article in the Atlantic, Jean Twenge Argued

question 4

Multiple Choice

In a 2017 article in The Atlantic, Jean Twenge argued that the more time teens spend looking at screens (e.g., smartphones) , the more likely they are to report symptoms of depression.This conclusion came from analysis of data from the Monitoring the Future survey, an ongoing study of a nationally representative sample of adolescents that started in 1975.In this research, the independent variable is ______.

• A)time spent looking at screens
• B)depression
• C)number of friends in their social circle
• D)geographic location of the adolescent

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