This fully funded MRC iCASE DPhil offers the chance to:
✨ Work at the intersection of AI, youth mental health & lived experience
🌍 Collaborate with global partners
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Co-design digital health interventions with young people
@minafazeloxford.bsky.social @iammirela.bsky.social

💭 Raises big Qs about real-world relevance, ethics of incentivisation, and how to build truly engaging digital mental health tools.
#MentalHealthApps #IntrinsicMotivation #DigitalHealth #ImplementationScience #BJPsychOpen

💸 Extrinsic rewards (money, course credit) may boost initial sign-up but not sustained engagement.

🌱 It’s intrinsic motivation (curiosity, usefulness, enjoyment, growth) that likely drives long-term use.

⚠️ Incentives in trials must reflect what’s feasible at the point of real-world implementation.

Digital life is deeply embedded in adolescence—but with coordinated support from👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 home,🏫 school &🏛️ policy, we can help create healthier online environments that protect & empower young people. @minafazeloxford.bsky.social @drskripka.bsky.social @oxwell.bsky.social @oxchildpsych.bsky.social

📌 Viewing self-harm content
📌 Seeking help online
📌 Posting content they later regretted
- were associated with higher symptoms of anxiety, depression, & loneliness.