BMJ Open, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(9), С. e085061 - e085061

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2024

Introduction The impact of digital activity on adolescent mental health has been difficult to assess because methodological limitations and a lack strong theory. Dynamic Interplay Online Risk Resilience in Adolescence (DIORA) is longitudinal study designed address these core tease apart the reciprocal influences linking depression symptoms (hereafter ‘depression’) over 12 months middle adolescence. This will examine whether negative affective cognitive reactions evoked by risky activities increase depression. It additionally protective characteristics (eg, self-efficacy) moderate associations between DIORA also explore reverse pathways depression, namely exacerbates and, turn, or, further, risks can be mitigated through active management and/or that it evokes. Finally, effects observed for contrast with those well-being. Methods analysis prospective observational three assessment points: baseline (T1), 6 (T2) (T3). We aim recruit minimum 276 adolescents aged 13 14 years from secondary schools UK 1 parent/caregiver/guardian (hereafter, ‘parent’) each adolescent. Study questionnaires completed online. fit range models direct indirect among activity, evokes, wellbeing, individual contextual mediators moderators drawing structural equation modelling framework. Ethics dissemination was approved London School Economics Political Science Research Committee, reference number 249287. results published peer-reviewed scientific journals disseminated presentations, posters blogs.

Язык: Английский