A clearly very serious discussion with @margaritap.bsky.social on various mental health research plans at our @educationuom.bsky.social away day yesterday

Representatives from government, regulatory bodies, and academia joined my team at Cambridge last week for an engaging and insightful 2-day workshop, discussing what types of research can help inform UK policy decisions around the impact of social media and smartphones on children and young people.

"Yes I do think the best likert scale ranges from hiss to purrr" - inspiring chats with Dr. Maus Demkowicz @olademk.bsky.social

New #beewell open access registered report on the longitudinal links between sleep, physical activity and wellbeing in adolescence: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

For anyone working in adolescent mental health: I *really* recommend reading this important paper about the most commonly used questionnaires (inc SDQ) In short: most of them have poor psychometric properties, so do we even know what they are measuring? www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... (cont)

In light of Australia’s social media ban, here a brief reminder why bans do not address the core issues they are meant to solve, w @margaritap.bsky.social. eiko-fried.com/social-media...

🌟 We're Hiring! 🌟 My team is looking for a Research Coordinator to support our portfolio of research activities. If you thrive organising complex projects and managing a range of activities, this is the role for you. 📢 More information: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49152/ 📄 Apply by: 29th November 2024

Simulation studies are essential for methods research. How well are they conducted & reported? How can we improve their quality? Out now in Psychological Methods, see 🧵 below. With @fbartos.bsky.social, @timpmorris.bsky.social, @boulesteixlaure.bsky.social, @danielheck.bsky.social & Samuel Pawel

Created this child and adolescent mental health starter pack!! Please let me know who else (yourself or others) should be included🥰 go.bsky.app/mJXZrD

I had a blast spending a whole week working on improving the measurement of intensive longitudinal data with so many smart and kind people. Like a nerdy school trip with friends. Thank you 🙏 @eikofried.bsky.social @bringmannlaura.bsky.social @miguelsilan.bsky.social Josip razum #LorMITNB

Thanks to the amazing organizer team and all participants who made this Lorentz workshop one of the best work weeks in my life.

My favourite teaching activity every year, in my session on thematic analysis. Students sort Lego into categories based on any characteristic other than colour, always followed by rich discussions on subjectivity, distinctness, topic dumps, and why ~ themes do not emerge ~ #PsychSciSky

What scale development and cognitive interview prep looks like. From a critical reading of Normal People's chapter on responding to a depression measure, to lunch at the best place on campus. @jadedavies.bsky.social @reihaneh-farzinnia.bsky.social

I'm very happy to be doing an in-person Q&A event in London on Tues 19 Nov, and a little starstruck to be hosted by Pandora Sykes. We'll be talking about all things adolescence: mental health, friendship, love, bullying.. and maybe even social media 🫣 Details here: tinyurl.com/4ffd9kk5

Just finished reading The Anxious Generation. I now have excellent examples of "how not to interpret findings" for my undergrad research modules 👌

I finished my two terms as Co-Editor in Chief at "Quality of Life Research" in June and I am now supporting the transition to the new team. Starting to post some reflections here: linkedin.com/feed/update/... #AcademicPublishing #HRQL #HealthEconomics #ISOQOL

The field of alphabet factoring in psychology is rough and competitive, but I have made it: I have invented the S factor for satisfaction!! (jokes aside, we have really interesting data on satisfaction, thoughts very welcome). #psychpsyski #stats eiko-fried.com/playing-the-...

I was asked to contribute to the Growing Up In Science lecture series, to talk more about personal journeys (ups as well as downs) in academia. Here is mine, touching on the multiple body problem, impostor's syndrome, finding a home & more lifespancognitivedynamics.com/posts/2024-0...

⭐ My new book, Coming Of Age, is out now ⭐ It's about adolescence, but it's also about the response we have to our teenage selves: about why memories from this time can evoke such strong feelings in us, both good and bad, and how we might think about it in a more hopeful way tinyurl.com/47kwapfb

#legohouse 💚

I am really happy that I came across the #PrePrint of this paper and the authors decided to submit to our journal after we encouraged them. We are happy to support moving the needle for methodology in intensive longitudinal studies! #ISOQOL #HRQL #Psychometrics

Tried to blog a little more in 2024. Brief summary of this year's science-related blog posts. 🧵 (1) Fact-checking a study on temperature and depression. Cool study and data, but conclusions were unfortunately somewhat misaligned with the data. #AcademicSky #PsychSciPky #StatsSky 🧪

I launched a platform for researchers to find collaborations easily. A kind of blablacar or airbnb but instead of putting your route or apartment, you put the technique, experiment or analysis that you handle and with which you would be open to make collaborations. joinportiko.com re-post please!

In response to Florida's social media ban for young people & Haidt's new book, @margaritap.bsky.social and I wrote a blog post summarizing the scientific evidence of social media bans. We also discuss initiatives that would actually tackle youth mental health issues.

Regarding internet technologies (smartphones, social media, etc.) and well-being. Is there a crisis? I've written about this a bit with Andy @shuhbillskee.bsky.social [1,2,3] and have some further thoughts below. [1]: osf.io/preprints/ps... [2]: osf.io/preprints/ps... [3]: osf.io/preprints/ps...

Review mills identified as a new form of peer-review fraud - mdpi - www.chemistryworld.com/news/review-...

When the first sentence of a published article starts with “Certainly, here is a possible introduction for you:”, one wonders if the value of the “peer-reviewed article” currency is inflated. Amazing find by @gcabanac.cpesr.fr.

New blog! I describe the many reasons to be disheartened in academia, incl. bad papers, broken peer-review, the publishing industry, & precarious contracts. I argue that it's so important not to become cynical, and provide my personal antidotes to cynicism creep. 🧪⚒️ #stats #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky

In my BBC Science Focus article, I argue banning social media for kids isn't effective. Evidence shows minimal impact on well-being & life satisfaction. Bans may hinder digital skill development. We should guide, not restrict. Historical bans a cautionary tale. www.sciencefocus.com/comment/soci...)