{"id":2352,"date":"2015-10-15T10:52:25","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T09:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strategicsociety.org.uk\/?p=2177"},"modified":"2015-10-15T10:52:25","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T09:52:25","slug":"screened-out-meeting-the-challenge-of-technology-and-young-peoples-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strategicsociety.org.uk\/screened-out-meeting-the-challenge-of-technology-and-young-peoples-wellbeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Screened Out: Meeting the challenge of technology and young people’s wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"

How does online social networking and \u2018screen-based media\u2019 influence young people\u2019s wellbeing, and how should policymakers respond?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research from the University of Essex<\/a> published in the American Journal of Public Health<\/a><\/em> found a range of negative relationships between adolescent wellbeing and technology.<\/p>\n

The analysis, using data from Understanding Society<\/a> (USoc), found associations between usage of screen-based media (SBM), online social networking sites (SNS) and various measures of wellbeing and socio-emotional difficulties.<\/p>\n

In this discussion paper, the Strategic Society Centre responds to the research, exploring its implications for public health and evaluating a range of potential policy responses.<\/p>\n

Screened Out recommends the government to:<\/p>\n

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  1. Issue national guidelines for volume of SBM and SNS usage among young people<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Empower young people through public health campaigns and compulsory school programmes by educating them about how SBM and SNS usage may affect their wellbeing<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Compel technology and Internet companies to acknowledge their responsibilities, engage with the risks posed to young people\u2019s wellbeing and, where necessary, re-design hardware and online experiences to \u2018nudge\u2019 young people\u2019s behaviour<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Ensure more research into the link between wellbeing, SNS and SBM<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You can download a copy of Screened Out here:<\/p>\n

    Screened Out: Meeting the challenge of technology and young people\u2019s wellbeing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Authors:<\/strong> Gordon Cameron and James Lloyd, Strategic Society Centre<\/p>\n

    Twitter:<\/strong> #sscimpact<\/p>\n

    Screened Out received extensive media coverage on BBC London News, and in The Observer<\/a><\/strong> and The Times <\/a><\/strong>(\u00a3).<\/p>\n

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