Our study showed bidirectional associations between sleep problems and mental health symptoms during adolescence, indicating that early intervention and treatment on the first-occurring symptom may prevent the development of subsequent problems. Read the full article here.
We found an association between digital technology use and BMI in teenagers. Generally, participants with lower socioeconomic status reported more use of digital technology. Controlling for socioeconomic status, internet use on mobile phones for more than 3 hours per...
Now that all Covid restrictions have been lifted at Imperial College London, the SCAMP research team took the opportunity to offer a full week’s work experience programme for year 12s attending a SCAMP school. The Study of Cognition, Adolescents...
SCAMP researchers recently attended a Big Bang event at City Academy Hackney. The event saw KS3 pupils celebrating science with a whole day of workshops. SCAMP’s workshop gave students an opportunity to explore what physical activity guidelines mean for...
In June, we brought our “Wellbeing Web of Life” to Lord’s Cricket Ground for the CGI Young Dreamers Convention. The Convention saw Year 9 pupils from Redbridge schools present some inspiring solutions to current real-world challenges in STEM fields....
At this year’s Great Exhibition Road Festival, we created a short, anonymous form to collect the following variables: daily mobile phone screentime hours age gender most used app At the festival, we asked visitors to contribute to the form...
At the recent brain-themed Imperial Lates event, the SCAMP team and our cohort ambassadors premiered ‘the Wellbeing Web of Life’: an exciting new public engagement activity to disseminate our research. We invited attendees to contribute factors affecting mental health...
Participant Information Sheet Research study title: SCAMP COVID19 – the Sleep and Physical Activity (SPA) study Dear SCAMP participant, You are being invited to take part in the SCAMP COVID19 SPA Study. Before you decide it is important for...
The SCAMP team are delighted to share the news that we have recently won two funding awards to continue our vital work. In a £2million funding boost focusing on COVID-19 and mental health, the SCAMP COVID-19 project is one...
I had the pleasure of spending a week working with the SCAMP team from the 16th to 20th July. Over the course of the week, I got to visit a range of secondary schools in London and record anthropometric...