Vera San Juan Norha, Oram Sian, Pinfold Vanessa, Temple Rachel, Foye Una, Simpson Alan, Johnson Sonia, Hardt Selina, Abdinasir Kadra, Edbrooke-Childs Julian
Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
NIHR Mental Health Policy Research Unit, London, United Kingdom.
Front Psychiatry. 2022 May 6;13:697346. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.697346. eCollection 2022.
This study aimed to identify research priorities for future research on screen use and adolescent mental health, from the perspectives of young people, parents/carers, and teachers.
The study design was informed by the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership approach. A three-stage consensus-based process of consultation to identify research priorities using qualitative and quantitative methods. Research was guided by a steering group comprising researchers, third sector partners, clinicians, parents/carers and young people. A Young People's Advisory Group contributed at each stage.
Initial steps generated 26 research questions of importance to children and young people; these were ranked by 357 participants (229 children and young people and 128 adults). Consensus was reached for the prioritization of four topics for future research: (i) the impact of exposure to adult content on young people's mental health and relationships; (ii) the relationship between screen use and the well-being of young people from vulnerable groups; (iii) the impact of screen use on brain development; and (iv) the relationship between screen use and sleep.Additionally, young participants prioritized questions about online bullying, advertisements targeting young people, and the relationship between social media and specific mental health conditions. Research topics of interest arising specifically during the pandemic included the effects on adolescent mental health of exposure to constant news updates and online racial bias, and how young people take part in activism online.
These findings will enable researchers and funders to conduct research that is needs-oriented and relevant to the target audience.
本研究旨在从年轻人、父母/照顾者和教师的角度，确定未来关于屏幕使用与青少年心理健康研究的优先事项。
本研究设计采用了詹姆斯·林德联盟优先事项设定合作方法。通过基于共识的三阶段咨询过程，运用定性和定量方法确定研究优先事项。研究由一个指导小组指导，该小组由研究人员、第三部门合作伙伴、临床医生、父母/照顾者和年轻人组成。一个年轻人咨询小组在每个阶段都做出了贡献。
初步步骤产生了26个对儿童和年轻人重要的研究问题；357名参与者（229名儿童和年轻人以及128名成年人）对这些问题进行了排序。就未来研究的四个主题的优先排序达成了共识：（i）接触成人内容对年轻人心理健康和人际关系的影响；（ii）屏幕使用与弱势群体年轻人幸福感之间的关系；（iii）屏幕使用对大脑发育的影响；以及（iv）屏幕使用与睡眠之间的关系。此外，年轻参与者将关于网络欺凌、针对年轻人的广告以及社交媒体与特定心理健康状况之间关系的问题列为优先事项。在疫情期间特别出现的感兴趣的研究主题包括持续接触新闻更新和网络种族偏见对青少年心理健康的影响，以及年轻人如何在网上参与激进主义活动。
这些发现将使研究人员和资助者能够开展以需求为导向且与目标受众相关的研究。
