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“TikTok affects the cognitive abilities of many young people”

2023-03-09T17:10:51.414Z


INTERVIEW - Clinical psychologist Sabine Duflo analyzes the harmful consequences of the use of TikTok for youth. Beyond the sleep disorders, she notes, among other things, an upheaval in social relations and a decline in the ability to concentrate.


Sabine Duflo is a clinical psychologist and family therapist.

She published

He does not pick up screens!

The 4-step method to protect children's brains

(Marabout, 2020).

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- The Senate has just launched an investigation into whether TikTok is a Chinese government spying and disinformation tool, raising the threat of a ban.

What are the consequences of intensive use of TikTok among young people?

Sabine DUFLO.

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What I observe in young girls - they are more likely than boys to use this network intensively - is a set of symptoms that are always more or less linked.

First of all, significant fatigue which they easily complain about:

“I sleep badly, I can't fall asleep, I wake up often at night”

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The considerable time spent on the networks: more than 12 hours for some, the fact that they keep their laptops on at night, causing a lack of sleep, sleep disorders...

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Source: lefigaro

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