Digital Media Use and Psychosocial Health among Adolescent Boys and Young Men - PubMed
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- Adolescent boys and young men exhibit distinct media use patterns, including high engagement with video gaming, masculinity-focused social media, 'manosphere' communities, and generative AI.
- Their gendered digital media use intersects with developmental processes like identity formation and adherence to masculinity norms, impacting mental health outcomes such as depression, anxiety, body dissatisfaction, muscle dysmorphia, disordered eating, aggression, and social isolation.
- Understanding these profiles is crucial for clinicians, educators, and families to develop tailored approaches for screening, intervention, and prevention to support healthier psychosocial development in this demographic.