Online Behaviours and the Impact on Mental Health: Insights from the OxWell Student Survey

Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH)

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25573
In this ‘Insights from the OxWell Student Survey’ episode, Dr. Simona Skripkauskaite and Dr. Holly Bear comment on the findings from the OxWell survey regarding online behaviours and the association with young people’s mental health and wellbeing.
The ‘Insights from the OxWell Student Survey‘ series is a new mini-in conversation series that will explore the OxWell study and the impact of its findings for parents, teachers, policymakers and mental health professionals.
Discussion points include:

• Adolescents’ self-reported online behaviours and the specific variables investigated.
• The association between online behaviours and anxiety and depression symptoms.
• Associations between screen time, the type of content being accessed, and mental health.
• Differences across age and gender.
• The type of analysis used, and plans for implementing and disseminating the findings.

OxWell is a large-scale student survey designed to measure the wellbeing of children and young people. It looks at mental wellbeing, anxiety, indicators of vulnerability such as bullying and loneliness, school experience, access to services, safety online and many more areas. It is a joint effort between schools, young people, the NHS, local authorities and the OxWell research team at the University of Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry.