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I am a mixed methods researcher interested in young people's mental health, well-being and self-harm. My PhD focused on how young people use social media (in terms of different online activities), and whether this relates to their mental health. I also explored how connected young people feel to their peers, family and school, and how this relates to their social media use.
Before starting my PhD I worked for several years as a survey methodologist for the European Social Survey, a cross-sectional general attitudes survey conducted every two years in more than 20 countries. Based at City University London, I specialised in questionnaire design, (cross-national) equivalence, survey non-response and survey project management. I have also previously worked in local authority public health teams as a data analyst, researcher and strategist, specialising in Joint Strategic Needs Assessments of local populations.
Education/Academic qualification
MSc Social Research Methods (Distinction), London School of Economics and Political Science
Award Date: 1 Sept 2009
BA (1st Class Honours) Social Psychology, University of Sussex
Award Date: 31 Aug 2007
Structured keywords and research groupings
- NIHR SPHR
- SASH
Keywords
- mental health and wellbeing
- children and adolescents
- social media
- social connectedness
- public health
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Developing recommendations to support the mental well-being of academic mental health researchers
Winstone, L., Bennett, J. & Di Cara, N. H.
1/11/23 → 31/07/24
Project: Research
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Churchill Fellowship: Teaching algorithmic literacy to young people to promote positive social media use
22/07/24 → 2/09/24
Project: Research
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Developing a proposal to examine the role of social media literacy in self-harm prevention
Winstone, L. & McPin Foundation
17/04/23 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
Research output
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Adolescent social media user types and their mental health and well-being: Results from a longitudinal survey of 13–14-year-olds in the United Kingdom
Winstone, L. A., Mars, B., Haworth, C. M. A., Heron, J. E. & Kidger, J. L., 10 Mar 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: JCPP Advances. p. 1-10 e12071.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Social media use and social connectedness among adolescents in the United Kingdom: a qualitative exploration of displacement and stimulation
Winstone, L., Mars, B., Haworth, C. M. A. & Kidger, J., 24 Sept 2021, In: BMC Public Health. 21, 15 p., 1736.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Is social media screen time really associated with poor adolescent mental health? A Time Use Diary Study
Barthorpe, A. E., Winstone, L., Mars, B. & Moran, P. A., 1 Sept 2020, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 274, p. 864-870 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Open AccessFile39 Citations (Scopus)2089 Downloads (Pure)
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Social media and adolescent mental health
Kidger, J. L. (Creator) & Winstone, L. (Creator), University of Bristol, 16 Sept 2021
DOI: 10.5523/bris.9fiahitkoy8e2qxnr6a4bfuke, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/9fiahitkoy8e2qxnr6a4bfuke
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Thesis
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Adolescent Social Media User Types and Their Mental Health, Well-being, and Social Connectedness
Author: Winstone, L. A., 21 Jun 2022Supervisor: Kidger, J. (Supervisor), Mars, B. (Supervisor) & Haworth, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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