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Margarita Panayiotou

@margaritap.bsky.social
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I think psychometrics is cool and sometimes I draw about it osf.io/czxht. Looking into the measurement of adolescent social media www.so-me-study.org Senior lecturer at Uni of Manchester

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Ola Demkowicz @olademk.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
A clearly very serious discussion with @margaritap.bsky.social on various mental health research plans at our @educationuom.bsky.social away day yesterday
Two grown adult academics being unreasonably pleased about sitting on tiny plastic horse style chairs
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Amy Orben @orbenamy.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Representatives from government, regulatory bodies, and academia joined my team at Cambridge last week for an engaging and insightful 2-day workshop, discussing what types of research can help inform UK policy decisions around the impact of social media and smartphones on children and young people.
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Margarita Panayiotou @margaritap.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
"Yes I do think the best likert scale ranges from hiss to purrr" - inspiring chats with Dr. Maus Demkowicz @olademk.bsky.social
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neilhumphrey.bsky.social @neilhumphrey.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
New #beewell open access registered report on the longitudinal links between sleep, physical activity and wellbeing in adolescence: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Longitudinal relationships across sleep, physical activity, and mental wellbeing in early-to-mid-adolescence: a developmental cascades investigation - Quality of Life Research
Purpose Sleep (SL), physical activity (PA), and wellbeing (WB) are three factors linked to positive development in adolescence. Despite theoretical support and some empirical evidence of developmental...
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Dr Lucy Foulkes @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
For anyone working in adolescent mental health: I *really* recommend reading this important paper about the most commonly used questionnaires (inc SDQ) In short: most of them have poor psychometric properties, so do we even know what they are measuring? www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... (cont)
Estimating adolescent mental health in the general
population: current challenges and opportunities
Louise Black, Margarita Panayiotou, Neil Humphrey
Adolescence is a period of change and increased mental health difficulties, which are important for lifetime outcomes.
Adolescent mental health is therefore an active research area, with large samples often drawing on self-report general
measures (ie, not disorder-specific or focused on a narrow outcome). We argue that these measures have a key role in
our understanding of issues such as prevalence, antecedents, prevention, and intervention, however, measurement
has been given little attention and high-quality measures do not tend to be available or used. We offer insights into
historical and psychometric challenges that have contributed to current problems and highlight the implications of
relying on poor measures, which at their worst can be biased and unethical. We make recommendations for research
and practice on selecting measures and improving the evidence base and make a call to action to reject low-quality
measurement in this field.
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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
In light of Australia’s social media ban, here a brief reminder why bans do not address the core issues they are meant to solve, w @margaritap.bsky.social. eiko-fried.com/social-media...
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Social media bans don't address youth mental health problems » Eiko Fried
I co-wrote this piece with the fantastic Margarita Panayiotou, Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester who’s work focuses on psychometrics, measurement, social media & adolescent mental health...
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Amy Orben @orbenamy.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
🌟 We're Hiring! 🌟 My team is looking for a Research Coordinator to support our portfolio of research activities. If you thrive organising complex projects and managing a range of activities, this is the role for you. 📢 More information: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49152/ 📄 Apply by: 29th November 2024
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Research Co-ordinator (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Research Co-ordinator (Fixed Term) in the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge.
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Björn Siepe @bsiepe.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Simulation studies are essential for methods research. How well are they conducted & reported? How can we improve their quality? Out now in Psychological Methods, see 🧵 below. With @fbartos.bsky.social, @timpmorris.bsky.social, @boulesteixlaure.bsky.social, @danielheck.bsky.social & Samuel Pawel
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Nora Skjerdingstad @noraskjerdingstad.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Created this child and adolescent mental health starter pack!! Please let me know who else (yourself or others) should be included🥰 go.bsky.app/mJXZrD
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Dominique Maciejewski 🟥 @domimaciejewski.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
I had a blast spending a whole week working on improving the measurement of intensive longitudinal data with so many smart and kind people. Like a nerdy school trip with friends. Thank you 🙏 @eikofried.bsky.social @bringmannlaura.bsky.social @miguelsilan.bsky.social Josip razum #LorMITNB
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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Thanks to the amazing organizer team and all participants who made this Lorentz workshop one of the best work weeks in my life.
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Ola Demkowicz @olademk.bsky.social · 14/10/2024
My favourite teaching activity every year, in my session on thematic analysis. Students sort Lego into categories based on any characteristic other than colour, always followed by rich discussions on subjectivity, distinctness, topic dumps, and why ~ themes do not emerge ~ #PsychSciSky
Lego pieces sorted into categories other than colour
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Margarita Panayiotou @margaritap.bsky.social · 11/10/2024
What scale development and cognitive interview prep looks like. From a critical reading of Normal People's chapter on responding to a depression measure, to lunch at the best place on campus. @jadedavies.bsky.social @reihaneh-farzinnia.bsky.social
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Dr Lucy Foulkes @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social · 08/10/2024
I'm very happy to be doing an in-person Q&A event in London on Tues 19 Nov, and a little starstruck to be hosted by Pandora Sykes. We'll be talking about all things adolescence: mental health, friendship, love, bullying.. and maybe even social media 🫣 Details here: tinyurl.com/4ffd9kk5
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The Teen Mental Health Crisis and How Adolescence Shapes Us - Intelligence Squared
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Margarita Panayiotou @margaritap.bsky.social · 07/09/2024
Just finished reading The Anxious Generation. I now have excellent examples of "how not to interpret findings" for my undergrad research modules 👌
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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 29/07/2024
I finished my two terms as Co-Editor in Chief at "Quality of Life Research" in June and I am now supporting the transition to the new team. Starting to post some reflections here: linkedin.com/feed/update/... #AcademicPublishing #HRQL #HealthEconomics #ISOQOL
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Jan Rasmus Böhnke on LinkedIn: #hrql #thematicanalysis #healtheconomics #healthstates #eq5d #sf6d #promis…
Since the end of June I have finished two terms as Co-Editor in Chief of Quality of Life Research* and I am now just supporting the remaining CoEiC Brittany…
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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 30/07/2024
The field of alphabet factoring in psychology is rough and competitive, but I have made it: I have invented the S factor for satisfaction!! (jokes aside, we have really interesting data on satisfaction, thoughts very welcome). #psychpsyski #stats eiko-fried.com/playing-the-...
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Playing the alphabet factor game: the S factor for satisfaction » Eiko Fried
In our WARN-D study, we collected info on how satisfied students are in different domains of their lives. Here the results.
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rogier kievit @rogierk.bsky.social · 12/07/2024
I was asked to contribute to the Growing Up In Science lecture series, to talk more about personal journeys (ups as well as downs) in academia. Here is mine, touching on the multiple body problem, impostor's syndrome, finding a home & more lifespancognitivedynamics.com/posts/2024-0...
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Lifespan Cognitive Dynamics Lab: Growing Up In Science - Rogier Kievit
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Dr Lucy Foulkes @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social · 11/07/2024
⭐ My new book, Coming Of Age, is out now ⭐ It's about adolescence, but it's also about the response we have to our teenage selves: about why memories from this time can evoke such strong feelings in us, both good and bad, and how we might think about it in a more hopeful way tinyurl.com/47kwapfb
Coming Of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us by Lucy Foulkes
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Margarita Panayiotou @margaritap.bsky.social · 29/06/2024
#legohouse 💚
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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 17/06/2024
I am really happy that I came across the #PrePrint of this paper and the authors decided to submit to our journal after we encouraged them. We are happy to support moving the needle for methodology in intensive longitudinal studies! #ISOQOL #HRQL #Psychometrics
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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 18/06/2024
Tried to blog a little more in 2024. Brief summary of this year's science-related blog posts. 🧵 (1) Fact-checking a study on temperature and depression. Cool study and data, but conclusions were unfortunately somewhat misaligned with the data. #AcademicSky #PsychSciPky #StatsSky 🧪
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Fact-check: depression & temperatures study » Eiko Fried
Lets check a new study finding a relationship between depression severity and thermoregulation: do the conclusions hold up?
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Ana Burgos @anaburgos.bsky.social · 19/06/2024
I launched a platform for researchers to find collaborations easily. A kind of blablacar or airbnb but instead of putting your route or apartment, you put the technique, experiment or analysis that you handle and with which you would be open to make collaborations. joinportiko.com re-post please!
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Portiko
Find scientific collaborations in minutes
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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 23/04/2024
In response to Florida's social media ban for young people & Haidt's new book, @margaritap.bsky.social and I wrote a blog post summarizing the scientific evidence of social media bans. We also discuss initiatives that would actually tackle youth mental health issues.
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Social media bans don't address youth mental health problems » Eiko Fried
I co-wrote this piece with the fantastic Margarita Panayiotou, Senior Lecturer at The University of Manchester who’s work focuses on psychometrics, measurement, social media & adolescent mental health...
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Matti Vuorre @matti.vuorre.com · 04/04/2024
Regarding internet technologies (smartphones, social media, etc.) and well-being. Is there a crisis? I've written about this a bit with Andy @shuhbillskee.bsky.social [1,2,3] and have some further thoughts below. [1]: osf.io/preprints/ps... [2]: osf.io/preprints/ps... [3]: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Colorful graphic depicting internet users around the world.
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 08/02/2024
Review mills identified as a new form of peer-review fraud - mdpi - www.chemistryworld.com/news/review-...
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Review mills identified as a new form of peer-review fraud
Dozens of seemingly templated review reports show evidence of coercive citation
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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 13/03/2024
When the first sentence of a published article starts with “Certainly, here is a possible introduction for you:”, one wonders if the value of the “peer-reviewed article” currency is inflated. Amazing find by @gcabanac.cpesr.fr.
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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 05/03/2024
New blog! I describe the many reasons to be disheartened in academia, incl. bad papers, broken peer-review, the publishing industry, & precarious contracts. I argue that it's so important not to become cynical, and provide my personal antidotes to cynicism creep. 🧪⚒️ #stats #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky
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Antidotes to cynicism creep in academia » Eiko Fried
There are good reasons for cynicism creep — being disheartened about academia — but it's important we don't give in. I provide some antidotes.
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Andrew Przybylski @shuhbillskee.bsky.social · 29/02/2024
In my BBC Science Focus article, I argue banning social media for kids isn't effective. Evidence shows minimal impact on well-being & life satisfaction. Bans may hinder digital skill development. We should guide, not restrict. Historical bans a cautionary tale. www.sciencefocus.com/comment/soci...)
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A social media ban for children would actually solve nothing. Here’s why
Politicians are claiming social media apps are causing irreparable harm to our young. The science, however, says otherwise.
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