In her research, Amy Orben addresses concerns about screen-time and social media use on adolescent psychological well-being and mental health whilst considering the limitations of research and the moral panic that surrounds some media usage.
- Orben, A., (2020). Screen time, social media – what do we know? University of Cambridge
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1FQbowqgnQ
- Orben, A. (2021). Adolescent Social Media Use: A development-cognitive perspective. University of Cambridge
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tnVRVwrmOA
Pesky gNATs is a website developed by Handaxe CIC. This is a not-for-profit community and was founded by Dr. David Coyle and Dr. Gary O’Reilly. The Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) computer game is aimed at young people who are suffering from mental health issues. This brief video gives an overview of how CBT can be applied in a therapeutic setting, which is engaging for young people and stigma-free.
The COVID Generation is considered in this webinar available from the London School of Economics (LSE) facilitated by Professor Sonia Livingstone. Digital reliance increased over the course of the pandemic, the panel discusses how children’s lives became digital practically overnight and considers how children could be served better in our current digital world.