{"id":17041,"date":"2025-02-05T16:57:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T16:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=17041"},"modified":"2025-02-05T16:57:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T16:57:57","slug":"school-smartphone-bans-has-limited-impact-on-student-well-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/school-smartphone-bans-has-limited-impact-on-student-well-being\/","title":{"rendered":"School Smartphone Bans Has Limited Impact on Student Well-Being"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">A pioneering study reveals that banning smartphones in schools isn&#8217;t sufficient to enhance students&#8217; mental health and well-being, urging a more comprehensive approach to tackle the issue.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dfbf163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px;\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In a new study, researchers have found that bans on smartphone use during the school day are not enough to significantly improve students&#8217; mental health, well-being or educational outcomes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lanepe\/article\/PIIS2666-7762(25)00003-1\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Published<\/a> in The Lancet Regional Health Europe, the study tracked 1,227 students across 30 schools in England, revealing that restrictive phone policies had minimal impact on reducing overall phone usage and social media engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is the first worldwide study of its kind to evaluate the impact of school phone policies on adolescent mental health and well-being, and other health and educational outcomes,&#8221; lead author Victoria Goodyear, an associate professor at the University of Birmingham, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birmingham.ac.uk\/news\/2025\/school-bans-alone-not-enough-to-tackle-negative-impacts-of-phone-and-social-media-use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">news release<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goodyear further elaborated on the findings, adding, &#8220;We did find a link between more time spent on phones and social media and worse outcomes, with worse mental well-being and mental health outcomes, less physical activity and poorer sleep, lower educational attainment and a greater level of disruptive classroom behavior.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite schools with restrictive phone policies reporting a slight decrease in phone and social media use \u2014 approximately 40 minutes and 30 minutes, respectively \u2014 the study found that this decrease did not translate into significant improvements in students&#8217; mental health or academic performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research was conducted over a 12-month period, ending in November 2023, and involved 20 schools with restrictive phone policies and 10 schools with permissive policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our study suggests that school policies are not the silver bullet for preventing the detrimental impacts of smartphone and social media use,&#8221; senior author Miranda Pallan, a professor of child and adolescent public health at the University of Birmingham, said in the news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The comprehensive nature of the study highlights the complexity of the issue. Data was meticulously gathered using validated measures of mental well-being, anxiety, depressive symptoms, educational attainment in English and mathematics, and disruptive classroom behavior. Additionally, objective measures of physical activity and sleep were assessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among all students in both permissive and restrictive policy schools, the average smartphone use ranged between four to six hours per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The study concludes that while there is a correlation between high smartphone usage and negative outcomes, addressing overall phone use should be prioritized to enhance adolescents&#8217; health and well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Reducing this time spent on phones is an important focus. But we need to do more than focus on schools alone and consider phone use within and outside of school, across a whole day and the whole week,&#8221; added Goodyear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The findings underscore the necessity of developing strategies that extend beyond school environments to mitigate the adverse impacts of smartphone usage on young people&#8217;s mental and physical health, as well as their educational outcomes. The results call for an integrated approach involving parents, educators and policymakers to more effectively address these issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a new study, researchers have found that bans on smartphone use during the school day are not enough to significantly improve students&#8217; mental health, well-being or educational outcomes. 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