The goal of Project LIBRA is to learn about how the everyday experiences of adolescents influence their mental and physical development. We are interested in how different technologies can be used to better understand the positive and negative aspects of their daily lives (e.g., academics, experiences at school/home) and health and well being. Participation in this study will advance the scientific understanding of students and their personal experiences in order to improve young people’s well-being.

We surveyed 8th grade students in the 2018-2019 and 2019- 2020 school years. All Project LIBRA participants have parental permission to participate, as well as agreeing themselves to participate in the study.

We are conducting follow-up surveys with student participants when they reach 10th grade (2020-2021 and 2021-2022) and 12th grade (2022-2023 and 2023-2024). Students receive monetary compensation for completing these surveys. Student can also receive compensation for participating in additional parts of the study such as interviews, biomarker sample collection, daily diaries, and wearing an activity sensor.

Our research team is very excited about Project LIBRA, and we look forward to learning important information from the student participants in our Austin and central Texas schools!