Timon Elmer

I was interviewed by Swiss public radio (SRF) about our new survey on #mentalhealth in #academia. We (@actionuni.bsky.social) surveyed over 2,500 researchers across Switzerland. Around 1 in 4 report depressive symptoms or feeling burned out. What should change? see 🧵 Read the SRF report 👇

Short term: No cuts to education funding, as proposed by the federal council. Medium term: More low-threshold, professional support services for mental health and for those with poor supervision. Long term: Flatter hierarchies that limit power abuse and more permanent positions after the PhD.

🤔 Should #digital #interventions really be delivered when people feel most distressed? No! In our study, we found that triggering based on self-reported need was rated as more helpful and timely than triggering based on emotion dynamics! 👉 Paper out in #JMIR Mental Health: doi.org/10.2196/74103

Using #qualitative methods, we found key barriers to intervention engagement: time constraints ⏳ and unavailable support providers 🤷—important challenges for future #digitalhealth interventions, #JITAIs, and #EMIs.

🤔 Should #digital #interventions really be delivered when people feel most distressed? No! In our study, we found that triggering based on self-reported need was rated as more helpful and timely than triggering based on emotion dynamics! 👉 Paper out in #JMIR Mental Health: doi.org/10.2196/74103

Does smartphone use make people feel lonelier? Or does loneliness predict smartphone use? We combined experience sampling data with smartphone usage data to examine the bidirectional association between well-being and smartphone use over time. Published in @apajournals.bsky.social Emotion! 🧵 👇

➡️ Main Takeaway: Most people may not experience negative effects from smartphone or social media use, but those already vulnerable to loneliness are at greater risk ❗ 🔗 psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d... 🔗 osf.io/preprints/ps... \w Aurelio Fernández,@mariestadel.bsky.social,Martien Kas,Anna Langener

Does smartphone use make people feel lonelier? Or does loneliness predict smartphone use? We combined experience sampling data with smartphone usage data to examine the bidirectional association between well-being and smartphone use over time. Published in @apajournals.bsky.social Emotion! 🧵 👇

🔍 Key Finding: While smartphone use showed no significant association with affect indicators and only a weak bidirectional link with loneliness, the effect varied based on individual loneliness levels.