22 Aug 2022
SCAMP Study Finding: Bidirectional associations between sleep problems and behavioural difficulties and health-related quality of life
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.
22 Aug 2022
SCAMP Study Finding: Digital Technology and BMI
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...
07 Oct 2020
SCAMP Study Findings: Why People Do and Don’t Take Part in Health Research
In Spring 2018, we did research with some SCAMP parents and other members of the public to discuss the enablers and barriers to taking part in health research like the SCAMP study, and to develop solutions together to overcome...
20 Jul 2020
SCAMP Study Findings: Teens, Social Media, and Wellbeing
We recently published some research using SCAMP data. A summary of this research is below along with researcher contact details and a link to the full paper. We have recently conducted some research using the SCAMP study data into...
03 May 2019
SCAMP study findings – Screen time before bed and quality of sleep
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/190011/screen-time-before-puts-children-risk/
20 Jul 2018
1st round follow-up data collection completed
The first round of follow-up data collection ended in July, 2018. Great thanks for all SCAMP schools, parents and pupils!
28 Feb 2018
SCAMP STUDY FINDINGS: Exposure Validation
We recently published some research using SCAMP data. Here is a summary of this research paper: Mobile phone use, predominantly smartphones, is almost universal amongst both adults and children. However adults and children have different usage patterns. A major...
25 Jul 2017
Study Progress Update
We have now done one year of follow up. One down, one to go! So far we have visited 22 schools – a huge thank you to everyone who has taken part so far!
10 Oct 2016
Follow-up starts
We are now starting follow-up data collection with pupils in year 9. We are looking forward to going back into schools and seeing our SCAMPers again two years later!
21 Jul 2016
Baseline data collection completed
The first half of the study (with year 7 pupils) ended in July 2016. We will commence follow-up with the same pupils (now in year 9) at the beginning of the next academic year.
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