question archive Read through Chapter 7 in The Coddling of the American Mind, 1) What do the authors mean by the term "spurious correlation"? How does that term relate to the discussion over adolescent mental illness and suicide? 2) How does this chapter on adolescent mental illness relate to the authors' overall argument about college campuses? Do you agree with their connections?
Read through Chapter 7 in The Coddling of the American Mind, 1) What do the authors mean by the term "spurious correlation"? How does that term relate to the discussion over adolescent mental illness and suicide? 2) How does this chapter on adolescent mental illness relate to the authors' overall argument about college campuses? Do you agree with their connections?
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Read through Chapter 7 in The Coddling of the American Mind,
1) What do the authors mean by the term "spurious correlation"? How does that term relate to the discussion over adolescent mental illness and suicide?
2) How does this chapter on adolescent mental illness relate to the authors' overall argument about college campuses? Do you agree with their connections?
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1. Lukianoff and Haidt define spurious correlation as "correlation is "spurious" because it's just a coincidence that both numbers rose steadily over the same period of time" (Lukianoff and Haidt, 7) which means that the correlation is false if it is only based on coincidence. This is in connection to the study of Twenge on suicide tendencies of adolescents where he states that to avoid spurious correlation, he adds more causal activities that adolescents do that may lead to depression; "Twenge finds that there are just two activities that are significantly correlated with depression and other suicide-related outcomes (such as considering suicide, making a plan, or making an actual attempt): electronic device use (such as a smartphone, tablet, or computer) and watching TV" (7).
2. The authors presents possible causes as to why iGen girls seem to suffer more that iGen boys. They claim that iGen girls focus much on their appearance in order to be included in a group or circle. Girls wants to belong in groups where they can feel fame or acknowledgment; "There are at least two possible reasons. The first is that social media presents "curated" versions of lives, and girls may be more adversely affected than boys by the gap between appearance and reality. Many have observed that for girls, more than for boys, social life revolves around inclusion and exclusion" Lukianoff 7).
I do not agree on this as this is only a small percent of reasons as to why girls experience depression. There are other aspects such as home life and other relationships outside girl's social circle. Furthermore, depression can also caused by bodily or hormonal imbalances thus, there is more to depression that just social media issues.
