Children's Social Connections, Internet Usage and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Global South

Posters

Keyword: Digital Media

Abstract: We analysed data from the UNICEF Innocenti Disrupting Harm survey of 11,912 children aged 12–17 in 12 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. We did not find general associations of online social connection or general internet use with mental health outcomes, and conclude that more nuanced research is needed.

• Thomas Metherell (Presenting Author)
• Sebastian Kurten (Author)
• Sakshi Ghai (Author)
• Daniel Kardefelt-Winther (Author)
• George Ploubidis (Author)
• Darío Moreno-Agostino (Author)
• Amy Orben (Author)