Dr Holly Crudgington
@hollycrudgington.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Researcher @ University of Oxford (@oxexppsy.bsky.social) | Researching adolescent mental health & social networks | Previously, PhD student at @kingscsmh.bsky.social | she/her
Reposted by Dr Holly Crudgington
Teen social hierarchies aren’t just playground politics – they can shape mental health and may even be linked to self-harm.
Understanding these networks could help us better support young people.
Read more from Holly Crudgington ⬇️
Understanding these networks could help us better support young people.
Read more from Holly Crudgington ⬇️
How teen friendships may predict self harm
It isn’t just social isolation that’s a risk factor for self harm.
theconversation.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Teen social hierarchies aren’t just playground politics – they can shape mental health and may even be linked to self-harm.
Understanding these networks could help us better support young people.
Read more from Holly Crudgington ⬇️
Understanding these networks could help us better support young people.
Read more from Holly Crudgington ⬇️
Reposted by Dr Holly Crudgington
How might peer-friendship networks relate to self-harm?
We supported a recent study exploring this relationship.
The team, led by Dr Holly Crudgington at the University of Oxford, found that forms of both disconnection and connection appear to be associated.
theconversation.com/how-teen-fri...
We supported a recent study exploring this relationship.
The team, led by Dr Holly Crudgington at the University of Oxford, found that forms of both disconnection and connection appear to be associated.
theconversation.com/how-teen-fri...
How teen friendships may predict self harm
It isn’t just social isolation that’s a risk factor for self harm.
theconversation.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
How might peer-friendship networks relate to self-harm?
We supported a recent study exploring this relationship.
The team, led by Dr Holly Crudgington at the University of Oxford, found that forms of both disconnection and connection appear to be associated.
theconversation.com/how-teen-fri...
We supported a recent study exploring this relationship.
The team, led by Dr Holly Crudgington at the University of Oxford, found that forms of both disconnection and connection appear to be associated.
theconversation.com/how-teen-fri...
✨ New article! Based on our recent paper on peer-friendship networks and self-harm among young people in inner-city London schools.
It highlights how friendships can both protect and increase risk - & why understanding these dynamics matters for prevention
theconversation.com/how-teen-fri...
It highlights how friendships can both protect and increase risk - & why understanding these dynamics matters for prevention
theconversation.com/how-teen-fri...
How teen friendships may predict self harm
It isn’t just social isolation that’s a risk factor for self harm.
theconversation.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
✨ New article! Based on our recent paper on peer-friendship networks and self-harm among young people in inner-city London schools.
It highlights how friendships can both protect and increase risk - & why understanding these dynamics matters for prevention
theconversation.com/how-teen-fri...
It highlights how friendships can both protect and increase risk - & why understanding these dynamics matters for prevention
theconversation.com/how-teen-fri...
New publication! ✨
"Peer-friendship Networks and Self-harm among Adolescents from Inner-city Schools: A Social Network Study"
Published as part of my PhD research at the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health (@kingscsmh.bsky.social).
📄 Full paper here 👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"Peer-friendship Networks and Self-harm among Adolescents from Inner-city Schools: A Social Network Study"
Published as part of my PhD research at the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health (@kingscsmh.bsky.social).
📄 Full paper here 👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Peer-friendship Networks and Self-harm among Adolescents from Inner-city Schools: A Social Network Study - Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Journal of Youth and Adolescence - Peer-relationships are critically important for adolescent behavior, but how peer-friendship network composition and structure influence adolescent self-harm is...
link.springer.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM
New publication! ✨
"Peer-friendship Networks and Self-harm among Adolescents from Inner-city Schools: A Social Network Study"
Published as part of my PhD research at the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health (@kingscsmh.bsky.social).
📄 Full paper here 👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"Peer-friendship Networks and Self-harm among Adolescents from Inner-city Schools: A Social Network Study"
Published as part of my PhD research at the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health (@kingscsmh.bsky.social).
📄 Full paper here 👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Dr Holly Crudgington
'Mental health disparity between teenage boys and girls ‘not inevitable’ - study'
Headline in The Independent today based on @knowlesg42.bsky.social Dr Gemma Knowles's paper that looks at the trajectories and symptoms in young people in London and Tokyo.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Headline in The Independent today based on @knowlesg42.bsky.social Dr Gemma Knowles's paper that looks at the trajectories and symptoms in young people in London and Tokyo.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Mental health disparity between teenage boys and girls ‘not inevitable’ – study
Researchers compared studies tracking the health of teenagers in England and Japan.
www.independent.co.uk
March 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
'Mental health disparity between teenage boys and girls ‘not inevitable’ - study'
Headline in The Independent today based on @knowlesg42.bsky.social Dr Gemma Knowles's paper that looks at the trajectories and symptoms in young people in London and Tokyo.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Headline in The Independent today based on @knowlesg42.bsky.social Dr Gemma Knowles's paper that looks at the trajectories and symptoms in young people in London and Tokyo.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Reposted by Dr Holly Crudgington
Where to next for universal school-based mental health interventions?
In our @acamh.bsky.social
debate piece, @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social and I argue that it's time to move towards more effective alternatives.
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In our @acamh.bsky.social
debate piece, @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social and I argue that it's time to move towards more effective alternatives.
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>Child and Adolescent Mental Health</em> | ACAMH Journal | Wiley Online Library
There is an urgent need to improve mental health outcomes among young people. One approach taken to address this problem has been the design and delivery of universal school-based prevention, based o...
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 9, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Where to next for universal school-based mental health interventions?
In our @acamh.bsky.social
debate piece, @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social and I argue that it's time to move towards more effective alternatives.
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In our @acamh.bsky.social
debate piece, @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social and I argue that it's time to move towards more effective alternatives.
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Hi! I'm new to Bluesky 👋 I'm a postdoc at Oxford researching adolescent mental health and social networks. Excited to connect with others in the field and follow similar accounts ✨
While I figure out Bluesky (any tips welcome!), here's a pic of my family dachshund, Pig 🐶
While I figure out Bluesky (any tips welcome!), here's a pic of my family dachshund, Pig 🐶
November 28, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Hi! I'm new to Bluesky 👋 I'm a postdoc at Oxford researching adolescent mental health and social networks. Excited to connect with others in the field and follow similar accounts ✨
While I figure out Bluesky (any tips welcome!), here's a pic of my family dachshund, Pig 🐶
While I figure out Bluesky (any tips welcome!), here's a pic of my family dachshund, Pig 🐶