An online survey of young adolescent girls' use of the internet and smartphone apps for mental health support.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescents are digital natives, with the majority now owning their own smartphones and having internet access. Although the internet and smartphone applications (apps) can provide mental health support, little is known about how young adolescents use digital technology for mental health purposes. There are many digital health resources available for young people, but the assumption that they will be open to use them has been largely untested.

Aims

We aimed to explore how adolescents with and without raised symptoms of anxiety, depression and problematic eating use the internet on smartphones/tablets and mental health apps.

Method

The Bristol Online Survey tool was used to deliver an online survey to 775 girls aged 11-16 years, attending a state-funded seco

SUBMITTER: Grist R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6066993 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature