Smartphones, social Media and Adolescent mental well-being: the impact of school policies Restricting dayTime use-protocol for a natural experimental observational study using mixed methods at secondary schools in England (SMART Schools Study).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Smartphone and social media use is prevalent during adolescence, with high levels of use associated with lower levels of mental well-being. Secondary schools in the UK have introduced policies that restrict daytime use of smartphones and social media, but there is no evaluation on the impact of these policies on adolescent mental well-being. The SMART Schools Study aims to determine the impact of daytime restrictions of smartphone and social media use on indicators of adolescent mental well-being, anxiety, depression, physical activity, sleep, classroom behaviour, attainment and addictive social media use.

Methods and analysis

This is a natural experimental observational study using mixed methods. Secondary schools within a 100 mile radius of the recruiting cent

SUBMITTER: Wood G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10335462 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature