Organisation
Strategic Society Centre
Discussion paper
Screened out: meeting the challenge of technology and young people’s wellbeing
How does online social networking and ‘screen-based media’ influence young people’s wellbeing, and how should policymakers respond? Research from the University of Essex found a range of negative relationships between adolescent wellbeing and technology. The analysis, using data from Understanding Society (USoc), found associations between usage of screen-based media (SBM), online social networking sites (SNS)...