The BoostrApp was developed exclusively and based on scientific findings for the BootStRaP study (https://www.internetandme.eu/).
The BootStRaP: Boosting Societal Adaptation and Mental Health in a Rapidly Digitalizing, Post-Pandemic Europe is a Europe-wide study uniting scientists from 14 European countries—Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Gibraltar, Estonia, Portugal, Hungary, and Lithuania—as well as Australia and Israel— and 22 institutions to address and reduce the risks of harmful internet use among teenagers—the online generation. By gathering information through the BootstrApp, we aim to learn more about and mitigate internet overuse and enhance the mental health of young people aged 12 to 16 across Europe.
9 European nations —the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Portugal, Spain, Hungary, Lithuania, and Switzerland— use the BoostrApp to participate in the study for 6 months. The BoostrApp will collect a range of data, including responses to questionnaires, game interactions, and mobile sensing information. Individual feedback, a voucher, and a certificate are then provided within the app. All data collected via the BootstrApp is transferred to secure European servers using encrypted transmission, ensuring the highest standards of data protection and privacy. The privacy of our BoostrApp users is important to us, please find more information regarding our privacy policy here: https://www.internetandme.eu/privacy-policy/.
Note: The BootstrApp can be used free of charge. The normal data usage fees may apply when using the app. Check with your provider for more information if necessary.
Funding:
1. This work was funded by the European Union (BootStRaP project grant number: 10108238). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
2. This work was supported by UK Research and Innovation program (the University of Cambridge project number: 10077671, the Euro Youth Mental Health project number: 10082693, the University of Hertfordshire project number: 10075008, the University of Southampton project number: 10075760). UK Research and Innovation accepts no liability, financial or otherwise, for expenditure or liability arising from the research funded by the Grant except as set out in these Terms and Conditions, or otherwise agreed in writing.
3. This work has received funding from the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).