Dr Matti Vuorre

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Research
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About

Matti is an experimental psychologist and data scientist at the Oxford Internet Institute, where he studies the psychological impacts of digital technologies.

Research Interests

Psychology, Wellbeing, Cognition, Applied statistics

Positions at the OII

Postdoctoral Researcher, June 2020 -

Contact

matti.vuorre@oii.ox.ac.uk

+44 (0)1865 287210

@vuorre

vuorre.netlify.app/

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Research

Projects

Child's hands holding video game controller

The Association between Video Game Play and Cognition

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.

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Programme on Adolescent Well-Being in the Digital Age

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.

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Integrity Statement

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

News & Press

Blogs & Press releases

‘Meta must do better’ Global experts call for Zuckerberg to act on adolescent wellbeing 

5 December 2021

Academics from around the world urge Mark Zuckerberg to commit to better research on the mental health of children and adolescents in an open letter.

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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.

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Groundbreaking new study says time spent playing video games can be good for your wellbeing

16 November 2020

New research from Oxford University has delivered a surprising finding- time spent playing games is positively associated with wellbeing.

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Press Coverage

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

The Star, 11 May 2021

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

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

New Atlas, 9 May 2021

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

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No hard evidence of link between tech and teenage mental health

FinChannel, 6 May 2021

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.

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