Healio

Eating disorder symptoms linked to problematic smartphone use

Maladaptive patterns of smartphone use and greater daily screentime were associated with body image dissatisfaction and ...
Yahoo

Abcarian: The problematic use of "problematic" to shut down people with whom we disagree

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Problematic social media use predicts higher depressive symptoms in adolescents under 16

Problematic use of social media—characterized by loss of control and compulsive engagement—may significantly increase ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: ‘Problematic,’ the weasel word that separates us from them

To the editor: Thanks to Robin Abcarian for her column on the weasel word “problematic.” For years the use — now ubiquitous — of the word itself been deeply, well, problematic. The best demonstration ...
The New York Times

What’s So Problematic About ‘Problematic’?

Do you sense something problematic about the word “problematic”? The way it’s used has changed a great deal in recent years, so much that it can now seem a little shifty. The journey that brought us ...
Los Angeles Times

The problematic use of ‘problematic’ to shut down people with whom we disagree

My first unpleasant encounter with the current meaning of the word “problematic” occurred a couple of years ago. I was mingling with some twenty- and thirtysomethings at an outdoor birthday party in ...