Struggling pupils most likely to have negative phone experiences – study

The study surveyed 3,721 secondary pupils at six schools in and around Bristol (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

Secondary pupils who say they are struggling academically at school are more likely to report having more negative experiences on their phones, a study has found.

Students were particularly likely to have encountered content involving eating disorders, self-harm and suicide, and upsetting messages in online chat groups with other pupils if they said they were struggling compared with if they said they were thriving or “coasting” at school, the research by UWE Bristol academics found.