A new study from the Anti-Bullying Centre at Dublin City University has found that international research suggests that smartphone bans have little or no impact on education, online bullying and wellbeing among students. Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/44ueoqL

Last week, our report on smartphone bans was released! Here we share an infographic for young people to see what our major results were from the research. #smartphoneban #phoneban #youthvoice

Our report on students experiences of smartphone bans in school is published! I hope we can now begin to have more nuanced conversations on these bans and give agency and voice to young people on this issue. Read here: antibullyingcentre.ie/publication/...

Totally agree with this opinion piece on Raised by the Village - I really struggle to understand why it's still on TV. I find the programme is explotative and this season seems to push a particular narrative that blames teens social media use which helps noone www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Are you aged 18-24 yes old? Please consider completing our survey on cyberbullying! Survey link: dcusurveys.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #cyberbullying #research #psychology

Delighted to share that my paper 'Rethinking Sexual Trauma Research' has been published. The paper explores how RECs could review their processes as survivors of sexual trauma do not inherently find participating in this research distressing. Paper available here: doi.org/10.1177/0886...

Participants Needed 📣 Are you a student in higher education aged 18-25 in Ireland? If so, please consider taking part in this short survey to us gain insights into cyberbullying and mental health. Please scan the QR code for info or click the link below dcusurveys.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

What Smartphones are doing to kids' mental health is NOT terrifying (no matter what a child psychiatrist says) theneuroscienceofeve... My response to the Guardian's latest 'Phones are destroying the children!!' article. As ever, it's... problematic #Phones #screens #brains

This is quite appalling behaviour from an academic with a massive platform to state that a small groups is actively burying research from him. The article itself clearly outlines that there is expert consensus that we cannot demonstrate a causal relationship between social media and harm

This documentary is showing on Channel 4 tonight at 8pm. Very interested to see what this 'experiment' has found 🕵‍♀️ www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Delighted to be attending the Supporting and Responding to Staff: Research Insights and Practical Skills" event in Croke Park. Congrats to @SusanLagdon @ngoziad and @ActiveConsent team on their report!

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)

Introducing myself: 1. I'm a postdoc at DCU Anti-Bullying Centre 2. PhD is in sexual violence experiences amongst university students 3. Conducting research into smartphone bans and youth social media use 4. Based in Dublin, Ireland #psychology #sexualviolenceresearch #smartphonebans

Extremely disappointing that a social media ban has been adopted in Australia after being rushed through, without an appropriate consultation period. There's no conclusive reseach based evidence that shows bans are effective in achieving what they are intended for. www.bbc.com/news/article...

I don't know if saying a man has been revolutionary for women's health is the take you think it is.... #rtept

Higher recommend that anyone interested in the ongoing debate on social media and youth mental health reads this piece. It calls into question the popular narrative that smartphones or social media causes harm to youth. theconversation.com/young-people... #youthmentalhealth #smartphonebans

Maybe, and just hear me out for a moment... National health / human rights / technology legislation shouldn't be based on a poorly researched pop psych book?

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. There is absolutely no point in talking about social media bans for children unless you are also talking about how to build digital literacy skills. I just don’t think they’re the right solution for the problem at hand. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Looking forward to speaking at the National Parent Council Education Conference this Saturday (23rd November) in Kinsale! I'll be sharing perspectives from adolescents on #smartphonebans! #socialmedia #smartphoneban #youthmentalhealth

"even if data are quantitative and numerical, the ways in which they are analysed and, to a greater extent, the inferences made from this analysis, will vary depending on who the researcher is." I LOVE this paper, which talks about reflexivity in quant, not qual, research tinyurl.com/3r3s39ty

Created an IPV, Sexual Assault, & Violence Research starter pack! Let me know if you’d like to be added 😊 go.bsky.app/EGwNNrS

I created a starter pack to try connect sexual violence researchers on this platform! If anyone should be added let me know 😊 go.bsky.app/6LqEktF #sexualviolenceresearch

My colleague and I wrote a piece from The Irish Times back in August on #smartphonebans. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024...

📢 Excited to share that my systematic review examining prevalence rates of unwanted sexual experiences and its associations on uni students in the US, UK and Ireland is published! Worked on this paper w/ @ngoziad @SusanLagdon @aineaventin @ProfArmour 1/? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Delighted to share some insights from adolescents on #smartphonebans from ongoing research in Anti-Bullying Centre and what international research says on this topic at #PSIConf24 It was great to answers questions and be involved in the discussion on this topic of smartphone bans!

I am delighted to be speaking at the National Parent Council Education Conference on 23rd November in Kinsale! I'll be sharing perspectives from adolescents on #smartphonebans on the day.