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DATE: July 12, 2026 at 09:43AM
SOURCE: SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY.ORGTITLE: School Smartphone Bans Don't Boost Student Mental Health, Study Finds
Source: PsyPost
Schools around the world are increasingly restricting phone use. The hope is that limiting access to smartphones during the school day will reduce distractions, improve behavior, protect students from online harms, and support learning. Some schools even ban smart phones from the premises. Yet a new study, published in BMJ Mental Health, finds that smartphone restrictions do not appear to meaningfully improve pupils' quality of life or mental...
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DATE: July 12, 2026 at 09:43AM
SOURCE: SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY.ORGTITLE: School Smartphone Bans Don't Boost Student Mental Health, Study Finds
Source: PsyPost
Schools around the world are increasingly restricting phone use. The hope is that limiting access to smartphones during the school day will reduce distractions, improve behavior, protect students from online harms, and support learning. Some schools even ban smart phones from the premises. Yet a new study, published in BMJ Mental Health, finds that smartphone restrictions do not appear to meaningfully improve pupils' quality of life or mental...
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #SchoolSmartphones #PhoneBans #MentalHealthResearch #StudentWellbeing #EducationPolicy #BMJMentalHealth #DigitalDistraction #SmartphoneReality #SchoolTechPolicy #PublicHealthEducation
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Smart Phone Bans in schools failed to positively impact academic outcomes based on research published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Strict phone bans resulted in a meaningful decline in student cellphone us - duh! But test scores have not increased on average, and at first, banning phones led to higher suspension rates.
The research included more than 40,000 schools between 2019 and 2026. Over time, students in schools with strict bans reported a greater sense of personal well-being, however, the bans did not improve student attendance or perceptions of online bullying. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/did-school-cellphone-bans-study.html #SmartPhones #PhoneBans #Mobility #Students #Academics #CellPhone #Disicpline #Suspensions #OnlineBullying #SocialMedia
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Smart Phone Bans in schools failed to positively impact academic outcomes based on research published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Strict phone bans resulted in a meaningful decline in student cellphone us - duh! But test scores have not increased on average, and at first, banning phones led to higher suspension rates.
The research included more than 40,000 schools between 2019 and 2026. Over time, students in schools with strict bans reported a greater sense of personal well-being, however, the bans did not improve student attendance or perceptions of online bullying. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/did-school-cellphone-bans-study.html #SmartPhones #PhoneBans #Mobility #Students #Academics #CellPhone #Disicpline #Suspensions #OnlineBullying #SocialMedia
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NY Times Runs Defense For Social Media Bans, Buries Evidence They Don’t Work Until Paragraph 14
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NY Times Runs Defense For Social Media Bans, Buries Evidence They Don’t Work Until Paragraph 14
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I don’t think as many people will be in favour when the reality of having to provide ID to access content kicks in https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/26/social-media-ban-for-under-16s-backed-by-public-poll-finds/ #phonebans #ageverification
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I don’t think as many people will be in favour when the reality of having to provide ID to access content kicks in https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/26/social-media-ban-for-under-16s-backed-by-public-poll-finds/ #phonebans #ageverification
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Nice review of the evidence for banning phones in schools. This reviews huge studies across numerous countries. The big takeaway: there’s no effect on children’s outcomes. According to the latest evidence, cell phone bans don’t work.
#Psychology #SocialMedia #smartphones #phoneBans #childmentalhealth #mentalhealth
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Nice review of the evidence for banning phones in schools. This reviews huge studies across numerous countries. The big takeaway: there’s no effect on children’s outcomes. According to the latest evidence, cell phone bans don’t work.
#Psychology #SocialMedia #smartphones #phoneBans #childmentalhealth #mentalhealth