Internet Matters has published a report on the development of an index designed to measure the impact of digital technology on the wellbeing of children and young people in the UK. Findings from a survey of 1,000 children aged 9-15 and one of their parents or carers in the autumn of 2021 include: vulnerable children experience more of the negative impacts of digital technology on wellbeing than their less vulnerable peers; greater social media use was associated with increased negative impacts on social wellbeing, particularly for girls; and greater time spent gaming was associated with increased negative impact on developmental and physical wellbeing, particularly for boys.
Read the news story: Children’s wellbeing in a digital world: index report 2022
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Source: Internet Matters
Date: 15 February 2022
