Folge 3: Social Media, die Psyche und moralische Unterstützung

Welche Folgen hat Social Media auf unsere Psyche? Wie viel Bildschirmzeit ist zu viel Bildschirmzeit? Und: Was schreibe ich meinen gestressten Freunden, um sie moralisch zu unterstützen?

Vielen Dank an meine Gesprächspartner:

Tobias Dienlin
Malte Elson

In dieser Folge habe ich unter anderem diese Quellen benutzt:

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