The University of Florida Division of Sponsored Research was awarded a $700,708 Project Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242). The funding will support a 5-year research study titled "Online and Offline Multiverse Spillover: Mapping the Ecology of Youth Mental Health."
The study aims to leverage multiple data streams, including ecological momentary assessment, passive digital trace data, and surveys, to investigate the mechanistic processes underlying the bidirectional relationship between adolescents' online behaviors/experiences and their offline mental and behavioral health. The research activities will include recruiting a clinical and non-clinical sample of 450 adolescents aged 13-15, with an overrepresentation of sexual and gender minority youth, to participate in the data collection efforts. Natural language processing and dynamic structural equation modeling will be utilized to detect hidden mental states and estimate adaptive and maladaptive within-person pathways. The goal is to identify modifiable targets to promote youth mental health and well-being in the digital age.
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