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| Teens, tech and mental health: Oxford study finds no link | Teens, tech and mental health: Oxford study finds no link |
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| There remains "little association" between technology use and mental-health problems, a study of more than 430,000 10 to 15-year-olds suggests. | |
| The Oxford Internet Institute compared TV viewing, social-media and device use with feelings of depression, suicidal tendencies and behavioural problems. | The Oxford Internet Institute compared TV viewing, social-media and device use with feelings of depression, suicidal tendencies and behavioural problems. |
| It found a small drop in association between depression and social-media use and TV viewing, from 1991 to 2019, | It found a small drop in association between depression and social-media use and TV viewing, from 1991 to 2019, |
| There was a small rise in that between emotional issues and social-media use. | There was a small rise in that between emotional issues and social-media use. |
| Happy people | Happy people |
| "We couldn't tell the difference between social-media impact and mental health in 2010 and 2019," study co-author Prof Andrew Przybylski. said. | "We couldn't tell the difference between social-media impact and mental health in 2010 and 2019," study co-author Prof Andrew Przybylski. said. |
| "We're not saying that fewer happy people use more social media. | "We're not saying that fewer happy people use more social media. |
| "We're saying that the connection is not getting stronger." | "We're saying that the connection is not getting stronger." |
| And this was a warning to regulators and lawmakers focusing on commonly held beliefs about the harmful effects of technology on young people's mental health. | And this was a warning to regulators and lawmakers focusing on commonly held beliefs about the harmful effects of technology on young people's mental health. |
| 'Negative well-being' | 'Negative well-being' |
| Participants, in the US and UK, graded their own feelings using set questions with sliding scale responses. | Participants, in the US and UK, graded their own feelings using set questions with sliding scale responses. |
| And they were asked about the duration of social-media or device activity but not more specifically how they had spent that time. | And they were asked about the duration of social-media or device activity but not more specifically how they had spent that time. |
| The paper is published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science. | The paper is published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science. |
| In January 2021, a study suggested heavy social-media use was linked to negative well-being and self-esteem among teenagers. | In January 2021, a study suggested heavy social-media use was linked to negative well-being and self-esteem among teenagers. |
| Other factors affecting young people's mental health include the coronavirus pandemic. | Other factors affecting young people's mental health include the coronavirus pandemic. |
| And the UK government has announced a £500m investment in mental-health services, with £79m earmarked for children and young people. | And the UK government has announced a £500m investment in mental-health services, with £79m earmarked for children and young people. |