Mental Health

Feb 21

Pathways to online risk

By Liz Walker Mental Health, Pornography, Sexting, Studies Feed, Technology

On Safer Internet Day (February 9, 2021), UNICEF and LSE launched a rapid evidence review, aiming to identify the pathways to resilience and harm and the factors that can intensify risk or protect children from it. Published as part of our Interesting Studies Feed, the below information is an excerpt...

Feb 11

Compulsive internet use by teens linked to emotional issues: study

By Liz Walker Mental Health, Studies Feed, Technology

Limiting internet use is more effective than teaching general emotional skills A recent study (June 2020) has found internet addiction in teenagers leads to difficulty regulating emotions. However, there was no evidence that pre-existing emotional issues are a predictor of obsessive internet use. Published in the peer-reviewed journal Emotion, the paper...

Apr 03

Porn Literacy: the wrong approach

By Liz Walker Mental Health, Pornography

A new conversation is happening in educational circles, with many speaking up about the need for kids and teens to become ‘porn literate’. It is increasingly evident that kids cannot cope with the onslaught of pornographic images they can openly access at the click of a button. Some kids mimic...

Pathways to online risk

Compulsive internet use by teens linked to emotional issues: study

Porn Literacy: the wrong approach

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