The New Zealand government has launched a campaign to help teenagers and young adults heal from romantic breakups. It’s called the “Love Better” campaign and includes real Kiwi teens talking about the added stress social media plays when a relationship ends. Marco Werman speaks with Lucia O’Sullivan, a professor of psychology at the University of New Brunswick who studies the impact of digital technologies on intimate relationships among adolescents and young adults.
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