Margaret Stewart: "it seems patently obvious that phone usage, selfie-culture, and photo editing are contributing to anxiety, depression, and body dysmorphia... I think we have to assume we are contributors/amplifiers"

"Important to note that just because they haven't found evidence of causation doesn't mean that it doesn't exist; they may just not have find the way to detect/measure it. I can tell you as someone who spends a LOT of time with teenage girls, both in my own home and through the high schools, it seems patently obvious that phone usage, selfie-culture, and photo editing are contributing to anxiety, depression, and body dysmorphia. While we may not have a smoking gun on the cause, I think we have to assume we are contributors/amplifiers and tread very carefully on anything that further contributes."