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Secondary school-aged pupils in Scotland - mental wellbeing, relationships and social media: report

Published: 10 December 2021
From: Director-General Health and Social Care
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland
ISBN: 9781802017090

This report outlines findings from a survey of 1,361 pupils from 50 secondary local authority schools in Scotland. The pupils completed the survey between 8th February and 2nd April 2021, and responded to questions about their mental wellbeing, relationships and social media use.

Supporting documents

References

1. Scottish Government, 2020, Coronavirus (COVID-19): mental health - transition and recovery plan.

2. Scottish Government, 2017, Mental Health Strategy 2017 - 2027.

3. Scottish Government, 2019, Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS): national overview 2018.

4. Inchley, J., et al., 2020, Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2018 survey in Scotland: National Report. MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow.

5. Scottish Government, 2020, Coronavirus (COVID-19) mitigation measures among children and young people: evidence base summary.

6. Scottish Youth Parliament, et al., 2021, Lockdown Lowdown: What young people in Scotland think about their lives as lockdown restrictions change - Demographic exploration of results January 2021.

7. Generation Scotland, 2021, TeenCovidLife Survey 2 - General Report February 2021.

8. van den Eijnden, R.J.J.M., J.S. Lemmens, and P.M. Valkenburg, 2016, The Social Media Disorder Scale. Computers in Human Behavior. 61: p. 478-487.

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Email: socialresearch@gov.scot

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