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Georgia Turner
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Huge thanks to the excellent team who worked on this study! @dalmaijer.bsky.social, @duncanastle.bsky.social & my PhD supervisor @orbenamy.bsky.social
But rather than a homogeneous group, these 'addicted' adolescents comprise three distinct profiles: a 'social' profile (74%), a 'risk behaviour' profile (10%) and a 'low wellbeing' profile (16%).
Understanding this diversity may help inform more targeted interventions.
🚨New preprint🚨
Available here: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Do adolescents who report feeling addicted to social media share a single behavioural-emotional profile?
We analysed data from >7,000 UK adolescents and found, strikingly, that **47%** feel addicted to social media.
Honoured to share our new paper in @nature.com today. Across 12 countries in eastern and southern Africa and Southeast Asia, 1 in 6 internet-using children had experienced technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse. A thread 🧵
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