Analysis of Social Media Use, Mental Health, and Gender Identity Among US Youths.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Mental health among children and adolescents is a critical public health issue, and transgender and gender nonbinary youths are at an even greater risk. Social media has been consistently associated with youth mental health, but little is known about how gender identity interacts with this association.

Objective

To use a risk and resilience approach to examine the association between social media use and mental health among transgender, gender nonbinary, and cisgender youths.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study analyzed data collected from an online survey between May and August 2021. Participants included a random sample of US youths; eligibility requirements included being aged 10 to 17 years and residing in the US. Statistical an

SUBMITTER: Coyne SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10366700 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature