Tracking mental health and cognitive changes following the Australian social media minimum age legislation: a 4-wave longitudinal study protocol.

Bilston A, Brown L, Qi X, Morgan E, Hasan Y, Stevens S, Wang W, Werner-Seidler A, Schweizer S.

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-120216
Published: 2026-08-05
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-120216,
  title = {Tracking mental health and cognitive changes following the Australian social media minimum age legislation: a 4-wave longitudinal study protocol.},
  author = {Bilston A and  Brown L and  Qi X and  Morgan E and  Hasan Y and  Stevens S and  Wang W and  Werner-Seidler A and  Schweizer S.},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2026-120216},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-120216}
}

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TI  - Tracking mental health and cognitive changes following the Australian social media minimum age legislation: a 4-wave longitudinal study protocol.
AU  - Bilston A
AU  -  Brown L
AU  -  Qi X
AU  -  Morgan E
AU  -  Hasan Y
AU  -  Stevens S
AU  -  Wang W
AU  -  Werner-Seidler A
AU  -  Schweizer S.
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-120216
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-120216
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A, B., L, B., X, Q., E, M., Y, H., S, S., W, W., A, W., & S., S. (2026). Tracking mental health and cognitive changes following the Australian social media minimum age legislation: a 4-wave longitudinal study protocol.. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-120216

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