Dr Matti Vuorre

Research

Current projects

• Programme on Adolescent Well-Being in the Digital Age

  Participants: Professor Andrew Przybylski, Dr Matti Vuorre, Dr Niklas Johannes

  This programme addresses the assumptions that the overall mental well-being of young people is undergoing a pronounced period of decline and that digital technologies might be driving this trend.

• The Association between Video Game Play and Cognition

  Participants: Dr Matti Vuorre

  This project studies video game play's association to cognition using novel methods that improve upon existing literature by studying gaming in its natural context, using actual game play data.

News

• Study suggests little to no increase over time in association between adolescents’ technology engagement and mental health problems, urges more transparent collaborations between academia and industry

  4 May 2021

  A new Oxford University study examined data from over 430,000 adolescents in the UK and US to investigate how associations between adolescents’ technology use and mental health have changed over the past 30 years.

Press

• Study: Modern tech unlikely to be the cause of mental issues

  11 May 2021 The Star

  
  

  Smartphones, social media and TV are not likely to cause depression or suicidal tendencies, finds a new Oxford University study.

• New study finds no link between teen tech use and mental health problems

  9 May 2021 New Atlas

  
  

  Over the past century there have been frequent societal concerns over the impact of novel technologies on the well-being of young people.

• No hard evidence of link between tech and teenage mental health

  6 May 2021 FinChannel

  
  

  Parents will worry, that is what parents do. But, according to Oxford Internet Institute researcher, Dr Matti Vuorre, the evidence base suggesting a negative impact of the use of technology on teenagers’ mental health is thin - at best.

• ‘Little to no increase’ in link between childhood mental health issues and digital tech use, researchers say

  6 May 2021 Study Finds

  
  

  — It’s never been easier for kids to spend all day staring at various screens.

• They are destroying the myth of young people’s technology and their mental health

  6 May 2021 The Daily Guardian

  
  

  ‘Technology is bad for young people’s mental health’

• They demolish the myth about technology in young people and their mental health

  5 May 2021 Explica.co

  
  

  “Technology is bad for the mental health of young people”.

• Adolescents, Technology and Mental Health: Study Finds Little to No Increase in Association Over Time

  5 May 2021 Technology Networks

  
  

  A new Oxford University study examined data from over 430,000 adolescents in the UK and US to investigate how associations between adolescents’ technology use and mental health have changed over the past 30 years.

• Little association between tech and mental health problems in teens, claims study

  5 May 2021 Tech Digest

  
  

  A new Oxford University study that examined data from over 430,000 adolescents in the UK and US claims there is “little association” between technology and mental-health problems.

• They are destroying the myth of young people’s technology and their mental health

  5 May 2021 Small Cap News

  
  

  ‘Technology is bad for young people’s mental health’.

• Little or no increase in the association between adolescent mental health problems and digital technology

  4 May 2021 Bolly Inside

  
  

  The new study, which included 430,000 U.K. and U.S. adolescents, investigated the links between social media use and depression, emotional problems, and conduct problems.

• Tech does not impact teenage health

  4 May 2021 BBC Digital Planet

  
  

  BBC Digital Planet presenters Gareth Mitchell and Grace Boddington speak to Dr Matti Vuorre about his latest research on adolescents, tech use and mental health.

• Drivetime interview with Dr Matti Vuorre about teens, tech and mental health

  4 May 2021 BBC Radio 5 Live

  
  

  Presenters Anna Foster and Tony Livesey speak to Dr Matti Vuorre about his latest research on adolescents, tech engagement and mental health. (Interview at 2h28m)

• No Link Between Teenage Tech Use And Mental Health Problems, Huge Study Finds

  4 May 2021 IFL Science

  
  

  It's a commonly held belief that excessive use of technology and social media by adolescents may be negatively impacting them, especially in an era where most youngsters have access to devices such as smartphones.

• Relief for parents? Study of over 400,000 teens reveals social media is ‘no more harmful’ to youngsters’ mental health than TV was in the 1990s

  4 May 2021 Daily Mail

  
  

  Researchers studied the results of three large surveys of teens in the US and UK

• No link between social media use and teenage mental health, Oxford research finds

  4 May 2021 I News

  
  

  Researchers found social media is no more damaging than the effects of comics, television and video games on adolescents over the decades

• Little to no increase in association between adolescents’ mental health problems and digital tech

  4 May 2021 EurekAlert

  
  

  With the explosion in digital entertainment options over the past several decades, parents may worry that excessive engagement with digital technology could have long-term effects on their children's mental health.

• Little to no increase in association between adolescents’ mental health problems and digital tech

  4 May 2021 Science Daily

  
  

  A new study suggests that over the past 30 years, there has been little to no increase in the association between adolescents' technology engagement and mental health problems.

• Little to no increase in association between adolescents’ mental health problems and digital tech

  4 May 2021 Science Codex

  
  

  With the explosion in digital entertainment options over the past several decades, parents may worry that excessive engagement with digital technology could have long-term effects on their children's mental health.

• Little to No Increase in Association Between Adolescents’ Mental Health Problems and Digital Technology Engagement

  4 May 2021 News Wise

  
  

  With the explosion in digital entertainment options over the past several decades, parents may worry that excessive engagement with digital technology could have long-term effects on their children's mental health.

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I conduct my research in line with the University's academic integrity code of practice.